CONTENTS

LECTURE I.

SANITARY DISTRICTS AND AUTHORITIES

Sanitary Districts-England and Wales-Urban Districts-For-

mation of Local Government Districts-Boroughs-Improve-

ment Act Districts-Rural Sanitary Authorities-County

Councils-Definitions-Owner-House-Building-Drain

-Sewers-Canal-Canal boat,

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1-10

LECTURE II.

NUISANCE

Nuisance at Common Law, (a) Common, (b) Private, (c) Mixed

-Statutory nuisances under the Public Health Acts; leading

cases, Great Western Railway Company v. Bishop-Ban-

bury v. Page-Houldershaw v. Martin-Nuisance under

Section 91, Public Health Act, 1875; Premises injurious to

health-Pools, ditches, and other like matters, as nuisances

-Animals as nuisances-Accumulations or deposits-Over-

crowding Unclean or unventilated factories and workshops

-Smoke-Shafts of abandoned quarry mines,

LECTURE III.

SEWERAGE-DRAINAGE

The vesting of sewers in the sanitary authority-Powers of

laying sewers-Powers of entry on to lands-Duties of

sanitary authorities as to sewers-Nuisances from sewers or

sewerage-Right to drain into sewers-Disposal of sewage-

House drainage-What is effectual drainage ?-What is the

meaning of site ?-Size and materials of pipes-Alterations

in the course of sewers-The drainage of new houses-

Power to examine drains-Connection between sewer and

house drain, .

11-28

28-43

LECTURE IV.

WATER

Vesting of gratuitous supplies of water in the authority-

Power as to water-mains-Waterworks Clauses Act, 1863-

The supply of water to dwelling-houses-Powers of urban

authorities-Public Health (Water) Act, 1878-Procedure

under that Act to compel a water supply in rural districts

-Objections which may be made by owner-Protection of

water from pollution-Prevention of pollution of streams-

Rivers Pollution Act-County Councils and the River

Pollution Act--Definition of 'stream '-Mining and Manu-

facturing pollutions, .

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44-63

LECTURE V.

SANITARY APPLIANCES-REGULATIONS-BYE-LAWS

Houses must be provided with suitable closet accommodation-

Meaning of the term 'ash-pit'-An insufficient closet-

Closets without water-supply-Earth-closets-Bye-laws as

to closets-Regulations-Common characters of bye-laws

and regulations-Essential difference between a bye-law and

a regulation-Legal principles relating to bye-laws-Bye-

laws which must be made by every authority-Bye-laws

which may be made by urban authorities-List of the chief

regulations local authorities can make,

64-80

LECTURE VI.

STATUTORY PROVISIONS WITH REGARD TO THE PREVENTION

OF DISEASE

Disinfecting

Districts which have not adopted Notification and Infectious

Disease Prevention Acts Cleansing

Illegal exposure of infected persons-Letting for hire

infectious rooms- -Special powers possessed by the Local

Government Board with regard to infectious diseases-

Special regulations with regard to milk-Contagious Dis-

eases Animals Acts-Dairies, cowsheds, and milkshops

order-Establishment of hospitals-What is 'proper lodging

and accommodation '?—Disposal of the infectious dead,

81-102

LECTURE VII.

THE LAW IN DISTRICTS WHICH HAVE ADOPTED THE INFECTIOUS

DISEASES NOTIFICATION AND PREVENTION ACTS

Infectious Disease Notification Act-List of diseases to be

notified-Who has to notify-Duty of authority to supply

forms The Infectious Disease Prevention Act-Cleansing

and disinfecting under Disease Prevention Act-Provision

against exposure of infected persons-Detention in hos-

pital-Letting for hire infectious rooms or houses-Special

regulations as to milk-Conveyance of the infectious dead

-Burial of the dead-Infectious rubbish,

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103-118

LECTURE VIII.

PORT SANITARY LAW

Merchant Shipping Act-The old Quarantine Act-Power of

Privy Council-Duties of superintendents of customs-Dr.

Stopford Taylor's views-Law as to nuisance in relation to

ships-Public Health (Ships) Act-Creation of port sani-

tary authorities-Cholera order of Local Government Board

-Rags, order as to-Duties of port sanitary officers,

. 119-136

LECTURE IX.

THE HOUSING OF THE WORKING-CLASSES ACT, 1890

Part I.-Unhealthy areas-The official representation—An im-

provement scheme-Summary of procedure under Part I.

-Principles in assessing compensation. Part II.-Main

idea-Definition of owner-Health Officers' duty-Closing

order-Different and successive steps-Order for demolition

-Obstructive buildings- Betterment '-How the site of an

obstructive building may be dealt with-Scheme for small

areas under Part II.—Summary of difference between pro-

ceedings under Parts I. and II. Part III., or the Shaftes-

bury part-Condition implied on letting houses to the

working classes,

. 137-160

LECTURE X.

CANAL BOATS

Supervision of canal boats-Exemptions-Local Government

Board regulations-When a boat is to be considered regis-

tered-Conditions precedent to registration-Age-Sex-

Cubic space-Regulations for cleanliness, etc., and for pre-

venting the spread of infectious diseases-Examples of

infractions of regulations-Inhabited canal boat is a house

under Sanitary Statutes,

LECTURE XI.

METROPOLITAN SANITARY LAW

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. 161-168

What is meant by the term 'London'?-Authorities having

sanitary jurisdiction in London-Sanitary Acts in force in

London-Executive functions of the London County Council

-Legislative functions; (a) under the Local Management

Acts; (b) under the Public Health Act (London)—Magis-

terial functions-Supervisory functions-Nuisances under

Public Health (London) Act-Summary nuisances and

non-summary' nuisances-Bye-laws in force in the Metro-

polis-Drains-Drainage and sewers-Inspection of drains

in (a) old houses; (b) new houses-Sewers,.

. 169-189

LECTURE XII.

METROPOLITAN SANITARY LAW-continued

Provisions as to water and water supply-The water supply of

the Metropolis-Public supplies vested in the companies

-Supply of wholesome water by the companies-Protection

from pollution by consumers or others-The closing of
polluted wells-When water may be legally cut off-
Constant supply-Prevention of smoke in the Metropolis-
The regulation of offensive trades-Factories and workshops

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Duties of a factory inspector-Bakehouses Street

scavenging and the removal of house, trade, and stable

refuse-Regulations as to water-closets-Public lavatories

and sanitary conveniences-Unsound food-Infectious dis-

eases-Underground rooms-What is occupation of an

underground room?.

. 190-217