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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
Tower Hamlets 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| No. of Summonses | Fines | Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | s. | d. | ||||
| Housing Act 1961, | |||||||
| Houses in Multiple Occupation: | |||||||
| Contravention of Directions | 3 | 10. | 0. | 0. | 3. | 7. | 0. |
| Contravention of Regulations | 70 | 343. | 0. | 0. | 84. | 7. | 0. |
| Housing Act 1957: | |||||||
| Overcrowding in Houses in Multiple Occupation | 28 | 195. | 0. | 0. | 51. | 12. | 0. |
| Contravention of Closing Orders | 4 | 55. | 0. | 0. | 15. | 2. | 0. |
| Public Health (London) Act 1936 and | |||||||
| Public Health Act 1936: | |||||||
| Nuisance Orders | 103 | 40. | 0. | 0. | 409. | 4. | 0. |
| Non-compliance with Nuisance Orders | 6 | 95. | 0. | 0. | 23. | 3. | 0. |
| London County Council (General Powers) Act 1959, Section 22: | |||||||
| Using unlicensed land for siting caravans | 4 | 20. | 0. | 0. | 14. | 9. | 0. |
| Food and Drugs Act 1955 | 24 | 204. | 0. | 0. | 109. | 11. | 0. |
| Food Hygiene (General) Regulations 1960 | 10 | 39. | 0. | 0. | 12. | 12. | 0. |
| Preservatives in Food Regulations 1962 | 1 | 2. | 0. | 0. | 2. | 0. | 0. |
| Totals: | 253 | 1, 003 | 0. | 0. | 725. | 7. | 0. |
| Tower Hamlets Mortuary | Hackney Mortuary | Total | |||||
| Bodies received | 395 | 58 | 453 | ||||
| Post- mortems | 334 | 47 | 381 | ||||
| Inquests | 60 | 11 | 71 | ||||