Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907

1Division of Act into Parts

2Short title, construction, and extent of Act

3Applications of Parts or sections of Act

4Expenses of local authority

5Enquiries by Local Government Board

6Legal proceedings, &c

7Appeals to quarter sessions, &c

8More than one sum in one summons

10Compensation, how determined

11Powers of Act cumulative

13Interpretation

14Application of Act to Ireland

PART IIStreets and Buildings

15Deposit of plan to he of no effect after certain intervals

16As to plans deposited with local authority

17Power to vary position or direction and to fix beginning and end of new streets

18Crossing for cattle, &c, over footways

19As to urgent repairs to private streets

20Recovery of damages caused to footways by excavations

21Power to alter names of streets

22Buildings at corner of streets

23What to be deemed new buildings

24Byelaws as to height of chimneys, &c

25Yards to be paved, &c

26Entrances to courts, &c. not to be closed

27As to temporary buildings

28Removal of materials in streets

29Deposit of building materials or excavations not to be made without consent

30Dangerous places to be repaired or enclosed

31Fencing lands adjoining streets

32Hoards to be securely erected

33Exemption of buildings of railway companies and others

PART IIISanitary Provisions

34Extension of section 41 of 38 & 39 Vict. c.55

35As to nuisances

36Rain-water pipes not to be used as soil pipes

37Water or stack pipes not to be used as ventilating shafts

38Local authority may require old drains to be laid open for examination by surveyor before communicating with sewers

39Provision and conversion of closet accommodation

40Payment for works of common benefit. Expenses Private improvement expenses

41Entry on premises

43Local authority may require removal or alteration- of urinals

44Urinals to be attached to refreshment houses, &c

45Testing of drains on report of defects

46Provision for filling up cesspools, &c

47Public conveniences and lavatories

48Removal of trade refuse

49Summary power to provide sinks and drains for buildings

50Local authority may provide an ambulance

51Power to declare a business to be an offensive business

PART IVInfectious Diseases

52Infected person not to carry on occupation

53Power to require dairymen to furnish list of sources of supply

54Dairymen to notify infectious, diseases resisting among their servants

55Infected clothes not to be sent to laundry

56Filthy and dangerous articles to be purified

57Child suffering from infectious disease not to attend school

58List of scholars to be furnished where scholar in a school is suffering, from an infectious disease

59Provisions as to library books

60Local authority may pay expenses of person in hospital

61Removal of person from infected premises

62Amendment of section 126 of 38 & 39 Vict. c.55

63Prohibiting conveyance of infected persons in public vehicles

64Driver, &c, of infected person to give notice

65Section 124 of 38 & 39 Vict. c.55 to apply to persons who cannot be isolated

66Cleansing and disinfecting of premises

67Provision of nursing attendance by local authority

68Wake not to be held over body of person dying of infectious disease

PART VCommon Lodging-Houses

69Discretion as to registration, of lodging-house keeper

70Obligation on common lodging-house keeper to provide for proper control of his house

71Deputy lodging-house keepers

72Power of court convicting common lodging-house keeper to cancel registration

73Unregistered lodging-house keepers liable to penalties under section 86 of 38 & 39 Vict. c.55

74Provision of proper sanitary conveniences in a common lodging-house

75Notice of commencement of Part V and repeal

PART VIRecreation Grounds

76Powers as to parks and pleasure gardens

77Power to appoint officers

78Regulations as to street traffic

79Dangerous riding and driving

80As to leading or driving animals

81Extending definition of public place and street for certain purposes

82Byelaws as to sea-shore

83Byelaws as to promenades

84Licences to porters

85Registries for servants

86As to dealers in old metal and marine stores

PART VIIIFire Brigade

87Power to police constable to enter and break open premises in case of lire

88Power to police officer to control street traffic at fires

89Captain of fire brigade or other officer to have control of operations

90Agreements with local authorities for common use of fire appliances

PART IXSky Signs

PART XMiscellaneous

92Bathing places

93Provision of life-saving appliances

94Power to license pleasure boats

95Extension and amendment of section 175 and section 176 of 38 & 39 Vict. c.55

SCHEDULEReferences to the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, to be Substituted for References to the Public Health Act, 1875

Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907

1907 Chapter 53

An Act to amend the Public Health Acts.

[28th August 1907]

Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :