See Public Health Acts.

Provided for elected county and county brough councils.

Allowing ratepayers in certain geographical areas to exercise greater control over the sale of alcohol. The bill introduced in 1890 would have facilitated total prohibition in cases where this was the choice of at least two-thirds of ratepayers. It received the support of the majority of Welsh MPs, but was finally dropped in July 1891.

During the 1920s and 1930s large numbers of young girls from Wales went to London as domestic servants. This Society was established to help ease the often traumatic transition.

(1740–1812) German landscape artist.