Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Legislation in Force.
A. —Local Acta, By Laws, and Regulations in force in the Borough: —
1. St. Pancras (Measles and German Meas'ea) Regulations, 1920.
2. By-laws made by the Borough Council: —
(a) For the prevention of any nuisances arising from any snow, ice, salt, dust,
ashes, rubbish, offal, carrion, fish or tilth or other matter or thing in
any street.
(b) For preventing nuisances arising from any offensive matter running out of any
manufactory, brewery, slaughterhouse, knackers' yard, butcher's shop or
fishmonger's shop or dunghill into any uncovered place, whether or not
surrounded by a fence or wall.
(c) For the prevention of the keeping of animals on any premises in such place or
manner as to be a nuisance or injurious or dangerous to health.
(d) As to the paving of yards and open spaces in connection with a dwelling house.
(e) For securing the cleanliness and freedom from pollution of tanks, cisterns and
other receptacles used for storing water used or likely to be used by man for
drinking or domestic purposes, or for manufacturing drink for the use of man.
(f) With respect to the keeping of waterclosets supplied with sufficient water for
their effective action.
(g) Mortuaries.
3. Regulations concerning the use of Post-mortem rooms.
4. By-laws and Regulations made by the London County Council, but enforced by the
Borough Council:—
(a) Drainage by-laws and deposit of drainage plans.
(b) Closing and filling up of cesspools and privies.
(c) Removal and disposal of house and other refuse.
(d) Removal of faecal and offensive matter by road.
(e) Waterclosets, earthclosets and privies.
(f) Ashpits and cesspools.
(g) Receptacles for dung.
(h) Conveyance of carcasses of dead horses through streets.
(i) Bye-laws with respect to houses divided into separate tenements, etc.
( j) Offensive trades.
(k) Rag and bone dealers.
(l) Humane slaughtering of animals and poultry.
(m) Demolition of buildings.
(n) Ice cream vendors and premises.
5. London County Council (General Powers) Acts, 1893-1928.