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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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| Situation of Property. | Offence. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|
| 18, Upper Woburn Place | Drain defective, and sink waste pipe connected to drain | Fined 1s. and £3 3s. costs |
| Frederick Mews | Failing to remove manure, &c., and other refuse at proper intervals | Manure removed; summons withdrawn on payment of 2s. costs. |
| 9, Stucley Place | Dwelling house in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | Summons withdrawn on payment of £3 3s. costs, premises having been rendered fit for human habitation. |
| 21, Rochford Street | Soil pipe unventilated | Order made to ventilate soil pipe within seven days. |
| „ „ | Reconstructing the soil pipe contrary to the By-laws of the Loudon County Council | Summons withdrawn, the magistrate being of opinion that the repair of a pipe by inserting one length of pipe was not reconstruction. |
| 57, Harrington Street | Dwelling house without a proper water supply | Closing order and 6s. costs. |
| 33, Argyle Square | Drain defective | Summons withdrawn; work carried out. £1 4s. costs. |
| 62, Robert Street | Suffering an underground room to be occupied separately as a dwelling | Fined 10s. and 2s. costs. |
V.-FOOD.
§1.—FOOD PREMISES.
The dairies, cowsheds, and milkshops, the slaughterhouses, the places where
raw foods are prepared, and the marketing places have been regularly visited
and inspected. The markets and marketing streets have also been regularly
visited on Saturday nights and Sunday mornings during the summer months.
Bakehouses, restaurant kitchens, and similar workplaces fall under the
Factory and Workshop Acts, and have been dealt with under Part IV. of this
Report.