Public Health (London) Act 1891

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Public Health (London) Act 1891
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Public Health in London.
Citation 54 & 55 Vict. c. 76
Dates
Royal assent 5 August 1891

The Public Health (London) Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 76) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which extended access to Metropolitan Asylums Board hospitals to those who were not eligible for poor relief.

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The act transferred responsibility for removing snow from footpaths from individual householders to the London vestries and district boards. [1]

The act required sanitary authorities (the London vestries and district boards) to provide mortuaries. This had previously been a right but was now an obligation. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Public Health. (1891). United Kingdom: Academic Press.
  2. ↑ "Law Courts and Courtrooms 2: Civil and Coroner's Courts". Historic England. Retrieved 10 September 2024.


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