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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Legal Proceedings.
The following prosecutions were undertaken during 1947 in respect of general sanitary work:—
| Date of Hearing. | Address. | Offence. | Result of Proceedings, Court and Magistrate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936. | |||
| 1.1.47 | 34, Acton Street | Staircase, watercloset, 1st floor front and back, second floor front and back, and top floor rooms, walls and ceilings dirty and plaster defective | Premises being sold. Summons adjourned sine die. Mr. Frank Powell, Clerkenwell. |
| Do. | 19, Wicklow Street | Main and scullery roofs defective. Defective grate in ground floor front room. Defective ceilings to first floor, front and back rooms. Badly fitted windows in ground and first floor back rooms. Defective reveals to yard door | Work commenced. Summons adjourned sine die. Costs £2 2s. Mr. Frank Powell, Clerkenwell. |
| Do. | 2, Barclay Street | Defective roof. (Previous summons adjourned on 15.10.46 for work to be completed) | Adjourned 28 days. Costs £2 2s. Mr. Frank Powell, Clerkenwell. |
| Do. | 22, Barclay Street | Defective roof - | Work in progress. Summons adjourned 28 days. Costs £2 2s. Mr. Frank Powell, Clerkenwell. |
| 16.1.47 | 20, Mornington Crescent | Hopper defective to rainwater pipe. Accumulation at rear dangerous to health | Adjourned sine die. Mr. Ivan Snell, Marylebone. |
| 27.1.47 | 39, Hadley Street | Defective watercloset pan and trap | Nuisance abated. Summons withdrawn. Costs£2 2s. Mr. Ronald Powell, Marylebone. |
| 29.1.47 | 48, Highgate Road | Front eaves gutter defective | Undertaking given to remedy as soon as weather permits. Adjourned sine die. Costs £2 2s. Mr. Frank Powell, Clerkenwell. |
| 4.2.47 | 51, Chalk Farm Road | Absence of water supply to water-closet cistern | Order to abate nuisance within 14 days. Costs£2 2s. Mr. Ronald Powell, Marylebone. |
| 12.2.47 | 61, Doynton Street | Failing to comply with Abatement Order requiring the repair of defective main roof | Order complied with. Summons withdrawn. Costs £2 2s. Mr. Bertram Reece, Clerkenwell. |
| Do. | 40, Raydon Street | Defective dustbin | Nuisance abated. Summons withdrawn. Costs £1 ls. Mr. Bertram Reece, Clerkenwell. |
| Do. | 22, Barclay Street | Defective roof | Nuisance abated. Summons withdrawn. Mr. Bertram Reece, Clerkenwell. |
| 4.3.47 | 73, Falkland Road | Main roof leaking | Work to commence when weather permits. Summons adjourned sine die. Costs £2 2s. Mr. Bertram Reece, Clerkenwell. |
| 12.3.47 | 2, Barclay Street | Defective roof | Summons adjourned sine die. Mr. Frank Powell, Clerkenwell. |
| Do. | 40, Raydon Street | Main roof defective | Summons adjourned sine die. Costs£2 2s. Mr. Frank Powell, Clerkenwell. |