Public Health (London) Act 1891

The Public Health (London) Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 76) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which extended access to Metropolitan Asylums Board hospitals to those who were not eligible for poor relief.

Public Health (London) Act 1891

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Public Health in London.
Citation	54 & 55 Vict. c. 76
Dates
Royal assent	5 August 1891

The act transferred responsibility for removing snow from footpaths from individual householders to the London vestries and district boards.^[1]

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.^[2]

See also

• Healthcare in London
• Public Health Act