Volume 2

First-[second] report of the Royal Sanitary Commission.

  • Great Britain. Royal Sanitary Commission
Date:
1869-1874
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Credit: First-[second] report of the Royal Sanitary Commission. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    respect to the making of byelaws, and have you found any, and if so, what difficulties in enforcing such byelaws ? 43. Have any byelaws been made by the local authority defining or regulating the duties of the clerk or surveyor ? 44. Annex a copy of your byelaws. 45. Have the existing powers for the abatement and re- moval of nuisances been found sufficient, and if not, what further powers are needed ? 46. Have any defects been found in the law with respect to enforcing the execution of private improvement works, and obtaining repayment for the outlay ? If so, state the nature of such defects. 47. If extensive works have been undertaken and executed by the local board, has there been any marked improvement in the sanitary condition of the population ? If so, state the grounds for arriving at this conclusion. 48. Has there been much, if any, local opposition to the execution of any pubHc works by the local authority, and if so, to what works, and on what grounds ? 49. Is there any district under a local board adjoining the district which might be advantageously incorporated with it? If so, state the reasons why such incorporation appears desirable? 50. Is there any populous place adjoining the district, and not under a local board, forming part of the town population of the district which ought to be annexed to it ? If so, state the area, population, and rateable value of such place, and the reasons in favour of such annexation ? 51. Have you any suggestion as to what should be the local authority for sanitary matters in neighbouring rural districts ? 52. What is the total amount of local rates levied during each of the last three years, for which the accounts have been made up, specifying the total and the rate in the pound of each rate separately ? viz., (a.) General district rate. (&.) Special district rate. (c.) Private improvement rates. {d.) Water rates. (e.) Gas rates (if any). (/.) Other rates (not poor rates), if any, specifying them. 53. What have the poor rates amounted to in each of the same three years? What has been the rate in the pound lor each of the three years ? 54. How many separate rates for separate purposes are levied by the local authority ? 55. What is the amount received by the local authority during the same period on account of loans and repayments for private improvement works ? 56. What is the total amount of expenditure, and amount of work executed during the same period (viz. the last three years), under the following heads :— (a.) Constructing and repairing sewers and drains. (6.) Constructing streets and road. (c.) Constructing works of water supply, {d.) Constructing other public works, (e.) Constructing private improvement works. (/.) Salaries of officers. [g.) Repayment of (1) principal on loans, (2) interest. [h.) Law charges. [i.) Other expenses. (k.) Has any difficulty been experienced in making or levying the rates required for all or any of these purposes ? If so, explain the nature of the difficulty. 57. What has been the entire expenditure for permanent works of water supply, and what districts (if any) beyond the boundaries of your district are thus supplied ? Are the waterworks within the area under the jurisdiction of the local authority ? 58. What is the extent of the borrowing powers possessed by the authority, and are they sufficient ? Have any legal or other difficulties been experienced in obtaining loans for the works executed and to be executed? And has any reluctance been shown by the local authority in borrowing money in consequence of being unable to obtain the same at a low rate of interest ? 59. What is the total amount borrowed by the local authority since its formation, specifying the amount of each loan, the purpose for which it was raised, and the rate of interest; and stating, also, whether the loan was obtained from the Public Works Loan Commissioners, from a public company, or from private persons? 60. By whom are the accounts of the local authority audited ? What is the amount which has been paid off in respect of each loan, and how much still remains due ? 61. (a.) Has a sinking fund been established for repay- ment of any loans ? (6.) What is its present amount including interest? (c.) On what securities is it invested, and at what rate of interest ? 62. How far does the auditor reside from the district of the local authority, and what is the amount annually paid to him for his services and expenses ? 63. How many surcharges or disallowances have been made by him during each of the last three years ? State the total amount surcharged or disallowed in each year, and the number and total amount of such surcharges and dis- allowances reversed on appeal. 64. Have any defects not above mentioned been brought under your notice in carrying into execution the existing laws relating to public health in the district? If so, you are requested to specify such defects. The Commissioners will feel much obliged if you will furnish them with any suggestions you may be able to offer for improving the present state of the law or the constitu- tion of authorities with respect to any of the matters be- fore referred to or other matters affecting public health in your district. The Answers to Questions A have been Abstracted according to the following Scheme. Column. Question. Subject, &c. 1 I, 8-12 Constitution of Local Board or other [Ui'bun] A uthority. Districts. [A., area; R.V., rateable value; P., population; H., houses ; D.R., death-rate (per 1,000).] 2 2-7 ; 49-50 3 13-15, 19 Officers ; Medical Advice ; Inspection. 4 16-18, 20-28 Hospital accommodation ; Treatment, he. of disease. 5 29-34 Sewerage, &c. 6 35-38, 57 Water supply,&c. 7 39—45 Action of the Board, 8 46-48, 56, 60,1 62, 63. / Works. Expenditure, Audit, 9 52-54, 56/i Rates. 10 55, 58-61 Loans, 11 51, 64 Suggestions, 26103. B