| Activity | The Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889 (52 & 53 Vict., c. 50) made it compulsory for county councils to appoint county sanitary inspectors in order to monitor and oversee the sanitary provision for the county. In burghs the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act, 1892 (Vict. 55 & 56, c. 55) and later the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897 (60 & 61 Vict., c. 38) emphasised the need for the appointment of a sanitary inspector. |