Letter addressed to the members of the House of Commons on poor law medical relief : with a proposed Bill, and commentary &c., &c. / by Richard Griffin.

  • Griffin, Richard, 1806-1869.
Date:
[1866]
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Credit: Letter addressed to the members of the House of Commons on poor law medical relief : with a proposed Bill, and commentary &c., &c. / by Richard Griffin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    issue of the ticket, be declared by a majority of the members then present not to be a fit object for dispensary relief, the ticket shall be cancelled, and the holder thereof disentitled to further relief. XII. The said Commissioners shall and may, and they are hereby directed, with all reasonable dispatch after the first appointment of Commis- sioners under the provisions of this Act, to frame general rules and regulations for the government of each Dispensary Distinct, and for the guidance and control of the Guardians, the Committees of Management, and the several officers to be appointed in connexion therewith respectively, and shall be empowered to alter or revoke such rules and regulations, and make such new rules and regulations, from time to time, as they may think fit. XVIII. Every Inspector acting in execution of this Act shall be entitled to enter at all times into and to inspect every dispensary or building used for the purposes of this Act, and to attend the meetings of every Board of Guardians or Dispensary Committee, on all business arising in the execu- tion of this Act, and to take part in the proceedings, but not to vote at such meeting; and the said Commissioners, or an Inspector, by their order in writing, shall be empowered (when they deem it expedient) to enter, inspect, and report upon any infirmary, hospital, or medical institution supported in the whole or in part by any public funds, rates, or assessments. XIX. The said Commissioners shall be the Commissioners for execu- ting in Ireland the powers and purposes of “ The Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Act, 1848,” and an Act of the following Session of Parliament amending the same; and all Committees, Inspectors, Medical Officers, and other persons appointed or employed under the powers of this Act shall and they are hereby required, within their respective districts, to aid the Guardians of the poor, and such officers or persons as they shall appoint or employ, in the superintendence and execution of any directions and regulations which may at any time be issued by the said Commissioners for the time being, imder the authority and by virtue of the said Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Act, and the said Act, amending the same, or under or by virtue of the provisions hereof in relation thereto; and all expenses which shall be incurred on account or in execution of the said last- mentioned Act or Acts, and chargeable upon the poor rates, shall hereafter be charged on the poor rates of the respective electoral division situate within such district, m like manner, and be ascertained, paid, and audited, in all respects as directed for the expenditure imder the provisions and for the purposes of this Act.
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