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 is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...

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 and dissolved in 1930, when its functions were transferred to the London Count ...

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 This is a list of local authorities in London, England, from 1855 to 1900. There were some changes to their number between 1886 and 1894. Following the changes there were 42 authorities responsible for local government, made up of 29 administrative ...

.Public Health. (1891). United Kingdom: Academic Press.

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Poor Law in Britain and Ireland United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1891 1891 in London Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning London Health in London Poor law infirmaries {{UK-statute-stub

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