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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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Table: SUMMONSES.Under the Nuisances Removal, Sanitary, Metropolis Local Management Acts, and Factory and Workshop Act, 1883.

SUMMONSES.

Under the Nuisances Removal, Sanitary, Metropolis Local Management Acts, and Factory and Workshop Act, 1883.

Situation of Property.Offence.Result of Proceedings.
16, Queen's CrescentBakehouse unfit, on sanitary grounds, to be used as a bakehouse.Defendant fined £2 and £2 6s. costs, and ordered to adopt means to remedy complaint.
10, Sandwich StreetDefective drains.Defendant fined £5 and 2s. costs.
91, Euston Road,, ,,Defendant fined £5 and 25s. costs.
94, Chalton StreetFront basement room so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation.Order made to render room fit for habitation within seven days, and pay £1 5s. costs.
28, Clarendon SquareDefective drain.Fined £3 including costs.
8, Lupton StreetDefective drain.Work to be done within 21 days and pay 23s. costs.
10 ,, ,,,, ,,Work to be done within 21 days and pay £2 2s. costs.
Shed in rear of 45, BrillStreetUsed as a dwelling being unfit for human habitationOrder made to close same within 14 days and pay 4s. costs.

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V.-FOOD.
FOOD PREMISES.
The Slaughter-houses licensed in the Parish have during the year been kept in
accordance with the Bye-Laws.
The Cowsheds licensed have also been kept in compliance with the regulations.
The Dairies and Milkshops, so far as the storage of Milk is concerned, are
controlled by the County Council.
The Bakehouses are inspected twice annually, and the proper cleansings
enforced. A bakehouse in Queen's Crescent was discovered in such a structural
condition as to be unfit for use as a bakehouse. All the open space at the rear
and side of the house was built or covered over to the first-floor level, beneath this
the back kitchen window was taken out and an oven built out under the back yard.
Both light aad air were thus excluded from bakehouse. Legal proceedings
resulted in an order being made against the occupier to make alterations to admit
of proper access of light and air to the room used as a bakehouse, or cease to use
it for that purpose, and a fine of forty shillings and costs were imposed.
The Fish-frying Shops have not supplied auy cause of complaint during the
year.