London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: The following table gives a summary of this branch of the work of the department during the past nine years.

The following table gives a summary of this branch of the work of the department during the past nine years.

194819491950195119521953195419551956
Number of complaints received7,1366,9816,7346,0945,1444,6704,8004,0084,919
Number of visits45,20943,73143,14341,98837,65739,29440,75333,15437,488
Intimation notices served6,5675,4865,4155,3774,2863,6463,5973,1223,506
Statutory notices served3,4982,8482,9573,2772,4372,0281,9871,5011,703
Number of police court proceedings212139117194230165144117104
Costs and/or fines162116921571549610710386
Amount of fines£166£148£138£212£296£218£854£330£306
Amount of costs£229£205£156£216£305£219£265£258£212

Table: The above police court proceedings were taken under the following statutes or regulations:-

The above police court proceedings were taken under the following statutes or regulations:-

194819491950195119521953195419551956
Public Health (London) Act 193615812610714818114413511098
L.C.C. Lodging House By-laws40583839135--
L.C.C. Water Closet By-laws51-441---
L.C.C. Drainage By-laws52-325362
Public Health (London) Act. 1891 (Vestry By-laws)331-11---
L.C.C. Rag and Bone Dealers By-law1--------
Housing Act, 1936-111311-4
L.C.C. (General Powers) Act 1954-------1-