The theory and practice of hygiene (Notter and Firth) revised and largely re-written / by R.H. Firth.

  • Notter, J. L. (James Lane), 1843-1923.
Date:
1908
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Credit: The theory and practice of hygiene (Notter and Firth) revised and largely re-written / by R.H. Firth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, are the same as in England. The provisions of Part II. are likewise the same for Ireland as for England, with the exception that sections 45 and 52 do not apply in Ireland. Where notices are published in the London Gazette for England, ihe same in Ireland must appear in the Dublin Gazette. LODGING-HOUSES EOE THE WOEKING CLASSES. The expression lodging-houses for the working classes includes separate houses or cottages for the working classes, whether containing one or several tenements. The provision of these houses by a Sanitary Authority depends upon the powers conferred by Part III. of the Housing ■of the Working Classes Act, 1890. A peculiarity about this part of the Act is that it is adoptive, and cannot be in force in any district until it has been adopted by the Sanitary Authority. In rural districts it can only be adopted after a local inquiry by the County Council, and a certifi- cate that accommodation for the housing of the poor is necessary, and that there is no probabihty that such accommodation will be provided without the execution of tliis part of the Act, and that, having regard to the liability which would be incurred by the rates, it is, under the circumstances, prudent for the authority to undertake the provision of such accommoda- tion. In urban districts, the adoption of the Act is subject to the sanction of the Local Government Board. In the city of London, the administration of this and other parts of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, is vested in the Commissioners of Sewers. Outside the ■city, in the metropolis, the administration of Part III, is vested in the County Council. Having adopted Part III. of the Act, the Sanitary Authority is em- powered to purchase or rent land, or to appropriate any lands for the time being vested in them or at their disposal, and on such land to erect any buildings suitable for lodgings for the working classes, and to convert any buildings into lodging-houses for those classes. They may also contract for the purchase or lease of any lodging-houses for the working classes already or hereafter to be provided, and also sell any land vested in them for these pmposes, and to apply the proceeds in or towards the purchase of other more suitable lands (sections 53 to 60). The management of lodging-houses thus established or acquired is vested in the Local Authority, who may make reasonable charges for the tenancy or occupation (section 61). The Authority may also make bye-laws for their management and use, it being obligatory, except in the case of lodging- houses occupied as separate dwellings, to make provision in the bye-laws for the following purposes:— (1) For securing that the lodging-houses shall be under the management and control of the officers, servants, or others appointed or employed in that behalf by the Authority. (2) For securing the due separation at night of men and boys above eight years old from women and girls. (3) For preventing damage, disturbance, or interruption, and indecent or offensive language and behaviour and nuisances. (4) For determining the duties of the officers, servants, and others appointed by the Authority (section 62). These lodging-houses are distinctly for the working classes, and not to be TJsed by persons in receipt of parochial relief. This relief, save for accident or temporary illness, disqualifies a tenant (section 63). Lodging-houses,