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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Situation of Property. | Offence. | Date of Hearing of Summons. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35, Baynes Street | Moving a foster-child under the age of nine years from one address in St. Pancras to another without giving notice to the Council | 1938. Nov. 10th | Fine 10s. Costs 10s. 6d. |
| 134, Camden Road | An accumulation in basement dangerous to health | ,, 16th | Nuisance abated. Summons withdrawn. Costs £1 5s. paid. |
| 105 Park Street | Failing to give notice of fixing a sink and sink waste pipe in ground floor back addition (contrary to L.C.C. drainage bye-laws) | „ 17th | Summons dismissed. Work |
| Do. do. | Improperly connecting a new sink in the ground floor back addition to a new waste pipe not constructed of prescribed materials (contrary to L.C.C. drainage bye-laws) | „ „ | put in order. Costs £2 6s. paid. |
| 2, Harrington Square | Dustbin defective, accumulation in front vault | Dec. 8th ... | Order made to abate within 14 days. Costs £2 2s. |
| 7, Lulot Street | Back addition roof defective | „ „ | Order made to abate within 21 days. Costs £2 2s. |
| 135, Gloucester Road | Failing to give notice of fixing new sink and waste in ground floor back room (contrary to L.C.C. drainage bye-laws) | „ 13th | Fine 20s. Costs 2s. |
| Situation of Property. | Offence. | Date of Hearing of Summons. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45, Arlington Road | Permitting underground rooms to be used for human habitation after a Closing Order had become operative | 19338. Jan. 7th ... | Rooms vacated and in course of reconstruction. Fine 40s. Costs £2 2s. (for adjournment on December 16th) and £1 1s. (for Hearing, January 7th). |
| 80, Tavistock Place (late 11, Compton Street) | Using the front and back underground rooms for human habitation knowing that a Closing Order on them had become operative | June 27th | Fined 10s. on the understanding that if the rooms were vacated within seven days the penalty would not be enforced. |
| 21C, Euaton Road | Using front basement room for human habitation knowing that a Closing Order on it had become operative | Aug. 26th | Fine 10s.; Costs 20s. |
| 54, Maple Street | Failing to give information required under section 168, | Oct. 14th ... | Information supplied in Court. Fine 2s. 6d.; Costs £1 1s. |
SMOKE ABATEMENT.
Under Section 147 S.S.4 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, it is the duty of the
Local Sanitary Authority to enforce the provisions of Part V of the Act, relating to Smoke
Consumption.
Section 147 S.S.6 defines the expression " Smoke " as including soot, ash, grit and
gritty particles.
By Section 151, the County Council has power to make by-laws regulating the
emission of smoke. The by-law made on February 17th, 1931, and allowed by the Minister
of Health, came into force on May 19th, L931, and is still in force.
The bye-law states that the emission of black smoke for a period of three minutes,
and, after live years from the date of confirmation of this bye-law, for a period of two minutes,
in the aggregate within any continuous period of thirty minutes from any one chimney of a
building, other than a private dwelling house, shall, until the contrary be proved, be presumed
to be a nuisance liable to be dealt with summarily under the Public Health (London) Act,
1936.