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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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§ 9.—NUISANCES, NOTICES, &c.
Regent's Canal Water.—Specimens of water, taken from various parts of the
Regent's Canal within the Borough, were sent for analysis to Sir Thomas
Stevenson. The general tenor of his reports upon these specimens of water was
that the water was sewege polluted, but that the contamination was not such as
to cause a nuisance.
§
Under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, (except in respect of Food).
| Situation of Property. | Offence. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|
| 41, Little Clarendon Street | Ground floor front room overcrowded | Fined £4 and costs 2s. |
| 98 „ „ | Defective drain and dustbin | Abatement order and costs 25s. |
| 45, "Werrington Street | Front right hand room illegally occupied | Summons withdrawn. Costs 25s. |
| „ „ | Left do. do. | Do. do. |
| 14, Grafton Mews | Defective drain | Nuisance abated. Costs 23s. |
| 65, Leighton Road | Dwelling house without a proper water supply | Abatement order within 21 days, or to close the premises. |
| 6, Warden Road | Fixing new soil pipe without notice to Authority | Fined £1 and costs 2s. |
| 54, Arlington Road | No dust receptacle, inlet to drain defective, also wash-house paving, and part of house overcrowded | Abatement order, and 23s. costs. |
| 56, „ „ | Drain and wash house paving defective, and part of house overcrowded | Do. do. |
| 58, „ „ . . | Do. do. | Do. do. |
| 56, „ „ . . | Front basement room illegally occupied | Fined £1 and costs 2s. |
| 58, ,, ,, . . | Do. do. | Do. do. |
| 60, „ „ . . | Accumulation of rubbish in cellars and basement | Abatement order and 23s. costs. |
| 54, ,, ,, | Insufficient w.c. accommodation | Fined £2 and 2s. costs. |
| 56, „ „ .. | Do. do. | Do. do. |
| 58, ,, „ . . | Do. do. | Do. do. |
| 27, Rutland Street . . | Keeping fowls in such a manner as to be a nuisance | Abatement order within 14 days. |
| 27, Cleveland Mews | W.C. without external vendition | Fined £2 and 2s. costs. |