Public Health (Ireland) Act 1878
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The Public Health (Ireland) Act 1878 was a key 19th-century statute that established a comprehensive framework for public health administration and sanitary regulation across Ireland.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Health (Ireland) Act 1878 canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament
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public health law ⓘ |
| addresses |
control of offensive trades
ⓘ
drainage of buildings and streets ⓘ environmental health issues ⓘ housing-related health conditions ⓘ regulation of slaughterhouses ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
reduce mortality from preventable diseases in Ireland
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standardize public health powers across Irish localities ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Island of Ireland
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surface form:
Ireland
|
| basedOnModelOf | Public Health Act 1875 ⓘ |
| concerns |
improvement of living conditions
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prevention of disease ⓘ rural sanitary regulation ⓘ urban sanitary regulation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| enactedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| establishes |
local sanitary authorities in Ireland
ⓘ
powers of local authorities over public health matters ⓘ |
| field |
local government
ⓘ
public health ⓘ sanitation ⓘ |
| governs | public health responsibilities of local authorities in Ireland ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegalForm | statute ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Victorian-era public health legislation in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
local boards of health in Ireland
ⓘ
municipal authorities in Ireland ⓘ |
| influencedBy | sanitary reform movement in the 19th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ireland ⓘ |
| legalStatus | historical statute ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| partOf | 19th-century United Kingdom public health legislation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a comprehensive framework for public health administration in Ireland
ⓘ
to regulate sanitary conditions in Ireland ⓘ |
| regulates |
control of infectious diseases
ⓘ
nuisances affecting public health ⓘ public health administration in Ireland ⓘ removal and disposal of refuse ⓘ sanitary authorities in Ireland ⓘ sewerage and drainage ⓘ water supply for public health purposes ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide public health regulation in Ireland ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | central instrument in 19th-century Irish public health reform ⓘ |
| typeOf | Irish public health statute ⓘ |
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