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City of Westminster 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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TABLE 27.—Analysis of Legal Proceedings, 1965

FinesCosts
£.s.d.£.s.d.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 (prior to 1st April, 1965)
Premises in such a state as to be a nuisance or injurious or dangerous to health—
5 cases19001140
Public Health Act, 1936 (from 1st April, 1965)
Premises in such a state as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance—
3 cases600880
Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960
Offences in connection with sale of "hot dogs"—
3 cases5800600
Housing Act, 1961. Section 19 (10)
Permitting new persons to reside in premises when overcrowded—
13 cases94002610
Housing (Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Regulations, 1962
Failing to comply with notices requiring repairs to premises—
41 cases880011110
£26500£6340

TABLE 28.—Coroner's Court and Mortuary

Bodies received in the Mortuary on-Coroner's Warrants, etc.1,062
Bodies deposited to await burial7
Inquest cases272
Non-inquest cases790
Post-mortem examinations held1,049
Causes of death in the foregoing:—
Accidental drowning1
Found drowned8
Suicide by drowning1
Suicide by other means119
Accidents—
Street27
Domestic44
Others25
Natural causes791
Misadventure7
Murder3
Miscellaneous causes36