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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3. Regulations concerning the use of Post-mortem rooms.
4. Bye-laws and Regulations made by the London County Council, but enforced by the
Borough Council:—
(a) Drainage bye-laws and deposit of drainage plans.
(b) Closing and filling up of cesspools and privies.
(f) Removal and disposal of house and other refuse.
(d) Removal of fæcal 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, 1893-1932.
B.—Public Health Legislation either enacted or coming into force during 1933:—
Transfer of Powers (London) Order, 1933.
The Minister of Health issued the above-mentioned Order under Section 64 of the
Local Government Act, 1929. The Order came into force on the 1st April, 1933, and
provided that the following powers should be transferred from the London County Council
to the Metropolitan Borough Councils:—
(1) Public Health Services.
(a) Licensing, inspection and supervision of seamen's lodging houses.
(b) Registration, licensing, inspection and regulation of common lodging houses.
(c) Licensing of dairymen to use premises as cow-houses.
(d) Licensing and inspection of slaughter-houses and knackers' yards.
(e) Sanctioning of establishment or enlargement of premises used for offensive
trades.
(2) Maternity and Child Welfare Services.
Duties concerned with infant life protection under Part 1 of the Children Act,
1908.
Children and Young Persons Act, 1932. Came into force on January 1, 1933.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.
Housing Financial Provisions Act, 1933.
Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions (Amendment) Act, 1933.