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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 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACT, L890.
| Date of Representation of Medical Officer of Health. | Premises. | Date and Resolution of vestry. | Date and Decision of Magistrate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890. | |||
| October 3 | Weir's Passage — 12, 14, 16 and 18. | 8th October. Notices to be served ordering that the premises bo made fit for human habitation, and in default Closing Order to be applied for. | 5th Nov. Order made to close premises. |
| „ 3 | Tottenham Mews— 4. | Ditto. | Undertaking given not to occupy as a dwelling |
| ” 3 | Margaret Row— 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. | Ditto. | 5th Nov. Order made to close premises. |
| Sept. 29 | Fitzroy Row— 16. | Ditto. | Premises have been put on Register of houses let in lodgings. |
| „ 29 | Fitzroy Place— Cottage in rear of No. 12. | Ditto. | 27th Jan. Order made to close premises. |
| ” 29 | Fitzroy Row— 9, 17,19 and 20. | Ditto. | Premises have been put on Register of houses let in lodgings. |
| „ 29 | Fitzroy Place— 5, 11, 17 and 23. | Ditto. | Ditto. |
| October 30 | Roberts Place— 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. | 19th Nov. Ditto. | 27th Jan. Order made to close premise-. |
| „ 30 | Cromer Street— 104. | Ditto. | Closed voluntarily by the East End Dwellings Company for demolition to make room for Artizan's Dwellings. |
| Nov. 7 | Black Horse Yard— 6 and 7. | Ditto. | 24th Feb. Magistrate decided that Freeholders were not the owners within the meaning of the Act. |
| ” 7 | Black Horae Yard— 3, 4 and 5. | Ditto. | Ditto. |
| „ 13 | Seaton Street— Cottage in rear of No. 90. | Ditto. | Medical Officer of Health reported premises rendered fit for human habitation. |
| Dec. 10 | Thanet Court— 1 and 2. | 17th Dec. Ditto. | 13th July Order made to close premises. |
| „ 13 | Colonnade— 20. | Ditto. | Premises closed by owner. |
| ” 13 | Cromer Street— Cottage in rear of No. 90. | Ditto. | 24th Feb. Dismissed on Magistrate's view. |
| 1891. | |||
| Feb. 10 | Wellesley Mews— 1, 2, 3 and 4. | 25th Feb, Ditto. | 15th July. Order made to close premises |
| April 7 | Colonnade — 16, 18, aiid 32. | 22nd April. Ditto. | Premises closed by owner. |
| ” 10 | Compton Place— 1. | Ditto. | 21st Oct. Order made to close premises. |
| ” 10 | Compton Place— 22 and 23. | Ditto. | Plan of proposed alterations approved by Health Committee, and subsequently carried out. |
| ” 10 | Compton Place— 25. | Ditto. | 3rd Nov. Order made to close premises. |
| ” 28 | Roberts Yard— 3. | 6th May. Ditto. | 13th July. Magistrate refused closing order. |
| ” 28 | Aldenham Street— Cottage in rear of No. 7. | Ditto. | 22th June. Order made to close premises. |
| May 2 | Colonnade— 26, 28, and 30. | 17th June. Ditto. | 17th July. Order made to close premises. |
| Oct. 30 | Hastings Street— Cottage in rear of Nos. 26 and 27. |