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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 Giles (Camden) 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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Provisions Condemned and Destroyed during the Year
as Unfit for Human Food.
Fish (various) about 10 cwt.
Ostend rabbits about 5 cwt.
This Act, commonly known as Torrens' Act, was applied to the following houses:
| Orders made for Structural Alterations, but Works not yet carried out. | Remedied by Structural Alterations and Improvements. | Ordered to be Closed or Demolished. |
|---|---|---|
| No. 4, Tower Street | No. 19, Tower Street. | No. 3, Neal's Yard. |
| 5 „ | 21 „ | 4 „ |
| 6 „ | 1, Monmouth Ct. | 10 „ |
| 7 „ | 6 „ | 28, Charles Street |
| 8 „ | 7 „ | 29 „ |
| 9 „ | 8 „ | 30 „ |
| 10 „ | 50, Charles Street. | 31 „ |
| 51 „ | 32 „ | |
| 33 „ | ||
| 53 „ | 37 „ | |
| 38 „ | 39 „ | |
| 42 „ | ||
| 43 „ | ||
| 45 „ | ||
| 1, Fogerty's Bldgs. | ||
| ' | 2 „ | |
| 3 „ | ||
| 4 „ | ||
| 1, Smith's Buildings | ||
| 2 „ | ||
| 3 „ | ||
| 4 „ | ||
| 5 „ | ||
| 6 „ | ||
| 7 „ |
No. 44, Charles Street, alterations ordered not effected—pulled
down to rebuild as warehouses.
Nos. 3 and 4, Neal's Yard, have since, with the consent of the
Board, been altered into warehouses.
Nos. 48 and 49, Charles Street, were ordered by your Board to be
demolished. The owner appealed to the magistrates at Quarter
Sessions, who refused to confirm the order.
A total of 46 properties were dealt with under the Act, 19 of which
were ordered to be altered and improved, and 27 to be demolished.