Chadderton Improvement Act 1882
WHEREAS the Local Board for the district of Chadderton in the county of Lancaster (herein-after called the Board) is the urban sanitary authority for that district (herein-after called the district) under the Public Health Act 1875 and the district consists of and is co-extensive with the township of Chadderton in the parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham in the county of Lancaster:

And whereas the population of the district has of late years greatly increased and is still increasing:

And whereas ...