Hygiene and public health / by B. Arthur Whitelegge.

  • Whitelegge, Arthur, Sir, 1852-1933.
Date:
1899
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Hygiene and public health / by B. Arthur Whitelegge. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    part of the area, or include any neighbouring lands. It must provide for proper sanitary arrangements, and may provide for widening the approaches, or other- wise opening out the area. Due publicity having been given to the scheme in a specified manner, appli- cation is to be made to the confirming authority for a provisional Order. The Confirming Authority (the Home Secretary, as regards the metropolis; the L.G.B. elsewhere) directs a local inquiry to be held respecting the correctness of the official representation and the sufficiency of the scheme. The provisional Order, if granted, is subject to confirmation by Par- liament. It may modify the scheme, and must deter- mine the extent of the provision to be made for the working classes displaced. In London, accommoda- tion must be provided in or near the area for the whole number displaced, unless the Order decrees otherwise \ under certain conditions the Order may accept in substitution equally convenient accommo- dation not in or near the area, and may dispense with the obligation to any extent not exceeding one- half. Outside the metropolis such provision is only compulsory if (and to the extent) prescribed by the Order. In assessing the value of property, no additional allowance for compulsory purchase is to be made in regard to any unhealthy portion of the area ; and evidence may be given showing that any premises are (1) unfit for habitation, and cannot reasonably be made fit; or (2) in bad repair, or in an insanitary condition; or (3) that the rental is enhanced by reason of overcrowding or use for illegal purposes. In the first case the compensation is to be based upon the value of the land and building materials only ; in the second, upon the value after allowing for the cost of necessary repairs ; in the third, upon the value apart from such illegal use. Upon complaint by two justices of the peace, or