Public Health (London) Act 1891
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The Public Health (London) Act 1891 ( 54 & 55 Vict. c. 76) was an act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace ...
which extended access to
Metropolitan Asylums Board The Metropolitan Asylums Board (MAB) was established under Poor Law legislation to deal with London's sick and poor. It was established by the Metropolitan Poor Act 1867 ( 30 & 31 Vict. c. 6) and dissolved in 1930, when its functions were transfer ...
hospitals to those who were not eligible for
poor relief In English and British history, poor relief refers to government and ecclesiastical action to relieve poverty. Over the centuries, various authorities have needed to decide whose poverty deserves relief and also who should bear the cost of hel ...
. The act transferred responsibility for removing snow from footpaths from individual householders to the London vestries and district boards. 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.


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Healthcare in London Healthcare in London, which consumes about a fifth of the NHS budget in England, is in many respects distinct from that in the rest of the United Kingdom, or England. History Early history The earliest state hospitals in the UK were set up in ...
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Public Health Act Public Health Act is a stock short title used in the United Kingdom for legislation relating to public health. List *The Public Health Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 63) *The Sanitary Act 1866 (29 & 30 Vict. c. 90) is sometimes called the Public Healt ...


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