Local Board Of Health
Local Boards or Local Boards of Health were local authorities in urban areas of England and Wales from 1848 to 1894. They were formed in response to cholera epidemics and were given powers to control sewers, clean the streets, regulate slaughterhouses and ensure the proper supply of water to their districts. Local boards were eventually merged with the corporations of municipal boroughs in 1873, or became urban districts in 1894.
Read more about Local Board Of Health: Public Health Act 1848, Local Government Act 1858, Number of Local Boards, Sanitary Districts and Urban Districts
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