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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT: 1933
The following applications were received during 1955 for retention or
entry in the Council s list of persons entitled to sell poisons included in
Part 11 of the Poisons List -
Retentions 126
New entries 8
CLOSING AND DEMOLITION ORDERS
The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year in regard to unfit basement and other rooms -
| Number of rooms reported unfit | 87 |
| Number of rooms closed for all purposes | 67 |
| Number of rooms closed for human habitation, but permitted to be used for other purposes | |
| Number of rooms made fit without the necessity of a Closing Order | 12 |
| Number of existing Closing Orders varied to permit of use | |
| other than human habitation | 23 |
| Number of existing Closing Orders determined | 16 |
Closing orders are operative upon a total of 1,317 rooms in the borough,
of which bi-annual visits of inspection are made.
OVERCROWDING
Requests were received from the London County Council during 1955 for
investigations to be made of alleged statutory overcrowding in respect of 83
applications for rehousing Reports forwaTded in reply confirmed overcrowding
in 56 cases
In addition 300 cases were referred to me hy the Borough Council's Housing Department during the year and my recommendations were as follows:-
| Certificate A | 176 |
| " B | 45 |
| C | 64 |
| " D | 15 |