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St Pancras 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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2—Convert into one dwelling-house two or more dwelling-houses constructed
originally as separate dwelling-houses;
3—Convert into or use as two or more dwelling-houses any building
constructed originally as one dwelling-house;
4—Convert a building which, when originally erected was legally exempt
from the operation of any building enactments or bye-laws in force
within London into a building which, had it been originally erected in
its converted form, would have been within the operation of these
enactments or bye-laws;
5—Reconvert into or use as a dwelling-house any building which has been
discontinued as or appropriated for any purpose other than a dwellinghouse;
6—Convert into or use as a dwelling-room or part of a dwelling-room any
room or part of a room used as a shop; or
7—Convert a dwelling-house or any part of a dwelling-house into a shop;
in such manner that the building or part of a building so converted as
aforesaid when converted will not be in conformity with the provisions
of this Act relating to the class of buildings to which the building
when so converted will belong.
12—Every person who, witheut the consent of the Council, converts or uses
a building contrary to any of the provisions of the section of this Act,
of which the marginal note is "Rules as to conversion of buildings,"
shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds, and to a daily
penalty not exceeding the like amount for every day on which the
building remains so converted or is used contrary to the provisions of
the said section.

UNHEALTHY DWELLING-HOUSES.

Under the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, Part II., the following houses were represented as unfit for human habitation:—

Date of representation of Medical Officer of Health.Premises.Date and Resolution of the Vestry.Result.
19th January, 189S32, Tovey Place19th January, 1898 Notice to be given to render the premises fit for human habitationPremises rendered fit
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INSANITARY AREAS.
Churchway Area.—The attention of your Vestry was, on the 6th July, 1898,
directed to the fact that in the Improvement Scheme made by the London County