The Early Sanitary Legislation, 1846 - 1848
In mid-19th century Britain, a series of legislative measures were introduced to address public health concerns in burgeoning towns and cities. The Liverpool Sanitary Act of 1846, along with subsequent acts like the Nuisance Removal Act and the Towns Improvement Clauses Act, aimed to tackle the unsanitary conditions prevalent in urban areas.
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Permissive legislation and drainage schemes to control nuisances Nuisances defined as; 'unwholesome houses , accumilation of filth and foul drains and cesspools Enabled justices in petty sessions courts to ; They only applied where authorities wanted them to , liverpool the exception Defined the rights of towns to lay water supplies Enabled local authorities to provide baths and washhouses out of public money Prosecute those responsible for 'nuisances' Also appointed firts medical health officer of Britain to carry out sewerage, drainage and water supply improvements The town council was given powers which ahd the power to appoint a medical officer of health Made a corporation health authority Was an Act limited to Liverpool Almost immediatley it was folled by some minor legislation, until a main Public Health Act could be prepared Marked a mid - Century appraisal of the Sanitary Conditions in Britain The Early Sanitary Legislation, 1846 - 1848 Nuisance Removal Act 1846; first of many The Liverpool Sanitary Act was passed in 1846 the 1846 Baths and Washouses Act The 1847 the Towns Improvement Clauses Act The Acts shared common characteristics The 1844 Royal commission into the Sanitary Condition of Large Twons and Populous Districts
