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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
Chelsea 1957
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1957
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DETAILS OF NOTICES SERVED DURING THE YEAR
| l. HOUSING ACT, 1957 | |
| Section 9 - Repair of insanitary houses | NIL |
| 2. PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936 | |
| (a) Intimation | 252 |
| (b) Nuisance Notices | 57 |
| (c) Section 40 — Drainage | 11 |
| L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1954 | |
| (a) Section 12 - Provision of Dustbins - Intimation | 19 |
| (b) Section 12 - Provision of Dustbins - Statutory Notices | 3 |
| L.C.C. (General Pgwejp) Act, 1955 | |
| Section 25 - Stopped up drains | 3 |
| 3. FACTORIES ACT, 1937 | |
| Health - general provisions | 4 |
| 4. FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955 | |
| Defects at food premises | 45 |
| 5. SHOPS ACT, 1950 | |
| Provision of suitable sanitary conveniences and ventilation | 1 |
| TOTAL | 395 |
Four hundred and sixty-three notices were complied with during the year
of which three hundred and thirty-two were served under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936.
HOUSING REPAIRS AMD RENTS ACT, 1954 - RENT ACT, 1957
Four Certificates of Disrepair and three Certificates of Revocation
were issued in accordance with the provisions of the above Acts.