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St Pancras 1960

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

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

195219531954195519561957195819591960
Number of complaints received5,1444,6704,8004,0084,9193,8653,5663,1903,249
Number of visits37,65739,29440,75333,15437,48837,60836,65133,87031,979
Intimation notices served4,2863,6463,5973,1223,5062,6562,4492,0802,240
Statutory notices served2,4372,0281,9871,5011,7031,1711,0949961,047
Number of summonses23016514411710462505659
Costs and/or fines154961071038655413745
Amount of fines£296£218£354£330£306£203£106£122£120
Amount of costs£305£219£265£258£212£122£86£79£90

The above summonses were taken under the following statutes or regulations -

195219531954195519561957195819591960
Public Health (London) Act, 19361811441351109860435037
L.C.C. Lodging House By-laws39136...--.
L.C.C. Water Closet By-laws41...-...
L.C.C. Drainage By-laws2536225421
Public Health (London) Act, 1891 (Vestry By-laws)11......
Housing Act, 1936-19573114-21.
L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1954---1---11

Work by Borough Council in default of owners:-

1954195519561957195819591960
Public Health (London) Act, 1936-
Schedule 5Cases53810456
Cost£363£305£1,287£1,160£414£458£921
Section 40Cases4225878
Cost£486£372£206£942£922£1,209£1,294
Section 93Cases12
Cost£70
L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1955 -
Section 25Cases1019263029
Cost£23£34£67£115£255
Section 27Cases611242024
Cost£161£163£380£283£665
TotalsCases952645626279
Cost£849£677£1,677£2,299£1,783£2,065£3,205