The student's hand-book of forensic medicine and medical police / by H. Aubrey Husband.

  • Husband, H. Aubrey (Henry Aubrey)
Date:
1883
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Credit: The student's hand-book of forensic medicine and medical police / by H. Aubrey Husband. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    glazed window of 9 superficial feet, four and a half feet being made to open. All bakehouses must be kept clean, well ventilated, and lime-washed, and free from any smell from drain or privy. The powers and duties of L. A. with regard to Scavenging and Cleansing Streets and Houses. Powers.—To provide for the scavenging and cleansing of streets; to make by-laws imposing duty of cleansing, etc., on occupier of houses; to provide receptacles for deposit of rubbish; to order removal of manure, or sell the same to pay expenses of removal. Duties.—To cleanse streets when ordered by L. G. B. ; to see that all houses are properly cleansed by order of M. 0.; to see that pigs are not kept so as to be a nuisance ; to prevent stagnant water or sewage from a cesspool becom- ing a nuisance or injurious to health; to provide for the cleansing of ditches, etc. Note.—L. A. is subject to penalty after notice from occupiers for not removing refuse if they have contracted to do so. The powers and duties of L. A. with regard to Cellar Dwellings and Lodging Hotises. Powers.—To close cellars in cases of two convictions; to refuse if necessary to register common lodging-houses; to make by-laws with regard to the same; to require water to be supplied to them; to order reports from keeper of houses taking vagrants; to make by-laws as to houses let in lodgings if required to do so by L. G. B. Duties.—To keep a register of the names and residences of all keepers of lodging-houses; to cause notice of registra- tion to be fixed to all lodging-houses; to see that all lodging- houses are periodically lime-washed. ^Note.—All keepers of common lodging-houses must now give immediate notice to L. A. of any infectious disease occurring in their houses. Analysts. These are appointed under the Foods and Drugs Act by the following bodies in England:—(a) The Commissioners of Sewers of the city of London and liberties thereof; (&) Vestries and District Boards for other parts of the metro- polis ; (c) The court of quarter sessions of every county; \d) The Town Council of every borough having a separate court of quarter sessions, or having under any general or local Act of Parliament, or otherwise, a separate police 2 v