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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The following table gives a summary of this branch of the work of the department during the past nine years -
1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | |
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Number of complaints received | 5,144 | 4,670 | 4,800 | 4,008 | 4,919 | 3,865 | 3,566 | 3,190 | 3,249 |
Number of visits | 37,657 | 39,294 | 40,753 | 33,154 | 37,488 | 37,608 | 36,651 | 33,870 | 31,979 |
Intimation notices served | 4,286 | 3,646 | 3,597 | 3,122 | 3,506 | 2,656 | 2,449 | 2,080 | 2,240 |
Statutory notices served | 2,437 | 2,028 | 1,987 | 1,501 | 1,703 | 1,171 | 1,094 | 996 | 1,047 |
Number of summonses | 230 | 165 | 144 | 117 | 104 | 62 | 50 | 56 | 59 |
Costs and/or fines | 154 | 96 | 107 | 103 | 86 | 55 | 41 | 37 | 45 |
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 -
1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | |
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Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 181 | 144 | 135 | 110 | 98 | 60 | 43 | 50 | 37 |
L.C.C. Lodging House By-laws | 39 | 13 | 6 | . | . | . | - | - | . |
L.C.C. Water Closet By-laws | 4 | 1 | . | . | . | - | . | . | . |
L.C.C. Drainage By-laws | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
Public Health (London) Act, 1891 (Vestry By-laws) | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Housing Act, 1936-1957 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | . | |
L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1954 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Work by Borough Council in default of owners:-
1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | ||
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Public Health (London) Act, 1936- | ||||||||
Schedule 5 | Cases | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Cost | £363 | £305 | £1,287 | £1,160 | £414 | £458 | £921 | |
Section 40 | Cases | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Cost | £486 | £372 | £206 | £942 | £922 | £1,209 | £1,294 | |
Section 93 | Cases | 12 | ||||||
Cost | £70 | |||||||
L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1955 - | ||||||||
Section 25 | Cases | 10 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 29 | ||
Cost | £23 | £34 | £67 | £115 | £255 | |||
Section 27 | Cases | 6 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 24 | ||
Cost | £161 | £163 | £380 | £283 | £665 | |||
Totals | Cases | 9 | 5 | 26 | 45 | 62 | 62 | 79 |
Cost | £849 | £677 | £1,677 | £2,299 | £1,783 | £2,065 | £3,205 |