[Report 1891] / Medical Officer of Health, Bristol.

  • Bristol (England). Council.
Date:
1891
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Credit: [Report 1891] / Medical Officer of Health, Bristol. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Housing of the Working Classes Act, 18!)0, by its consolidation and amendment of the law upon the subject, at length put workable powers into the hands of Sanitary Authorities, and a considerable amount of steady improvement has been secured since the passing of the Act in August, ISOO. The provisions of Part II. of the Act, those relating to single houses unfit for habitation, and to obstructive houses, have proved most useful in this city. No large areas, in which the exercise of the powers conferred in Part I. appears to be advisable, have come under notice. Particulars as to those houses which have been dealt with during the year, will be found in Part II., Systematic Inspections, The principal statute of the year affecting this department is The Factory and Workshop Act, 1891, which transfers the Sanitary control of “Workshops” and “Workplaces” from the Inspector of Factories to the Sanitary Authority. I prepared and presented to your Committee a report upon this Act and allied Acts, which was adopted and ordered to be printed, and from which the following summary is taken :— Summary of Powers and Duties of an Urban Sanitary Authority under The Factory and Workshop Acts, as amended by the Act of 1891. 1. The Sanitary Authority may cause proper privy accommodation to be provided for Workshops or Mannfaclories, and for both sexes (“ Public Health Act’s Amendment Act, 1890,” sec. 22). 2. The control of Workshops is taken from the Factory Inspector and given to the Sanitary Authority. Workshops include “ Adult-Male ” workshops for these purposes (“Factory and Workshop Act, 1891,” sec, 3 (:i) ). It is the duty of the Sanitary Authority to take action in case of, and to secure abatement of all effiuvium 3.