Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Local Board of Health Committee; 1850-1872
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The corporation petitioned for the 1848 Public Health Act to be applied to York, and took over public health responsibilites from the city commissioners in 1850. The Board was not part of the corporation, but its members were appointed by and often members of, the corporation.
Gained functions from city commissioners in 1850. Merged with the corporation and functions transferred to Urban Sanitary Committee when the council became the urban sanitary authority in 1872.
Places
Legal status
Enabled by 1848 Public Health Act, 11 & 12 Vict c.63
Functions, occupations and activities
Responsible for public health including including drainage, water closets, gas inspection, hackney carriages, paving, street lighting, inspection of nuisances.
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
The corporation petitioned for the 1848 Public Health Act to be applied to York, and took over public health responsibilites from the city commissioners in 1850. The Board was not part of the corporation, but its members were appointed by and often members of, the corporation.
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Access points area
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Control area
Authority record identifier
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Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa
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Sources
VCH York, JBM How York Governs Itself, BC 16/1, BC 17/1