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

View report page

St Pancras 1962

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

This page requires JavaScript

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

195419551956195719581959196019611962
Number of complaints received4.8004,0084,9193,8653,5663,1903.2492.6452,730
Number of visits40.75333,15437,48837,60836,65133,87031.97932.56433,735
Intimation notices served3.5973,1223,5062,6562,4492.0802,2401,8781,956
Statutory notices served1.9871,5011,7031,1711,0949961.0478741.137
Number of summonses144117104625056597757
Costs and/or fines10710386554137455232
Amount of fines£354£330£306£203£106£122£120£167£60
Amount of costs£265£258£212£122£86£79£90£141£75

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

195419551956195719581959196019611962
Public Health (London) Act, 193613511098604350375941
L.C.C. Lodging House By-laws5--------
L.C.C. Water Closet By-laws-------4-
L.C.C. Drainage By-laws362254211214
Housing Act. 1936-19571-4-21-12
L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1954~1---111-

Work by Borough Council in default of owners:-

195419551956195719581959196019611962
Public Health (London) Act. 1936-
Schedule 5Cases5381045654
Cost£363£305£1,287£1.160£414£458£921£541£440
Section 40Cases422587837
Cost£486£372£206£942£922£1,209£1.294£684£1,240
L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1955-
Section 25Cases10192630293337
Cost£23£34£67£115£255£74£97
Section 27Cases611242024128
Cost£161£163£380£283£665£223£167
TotalsCases9526456262675356
Cost£849£677£1. 677£2,299£1,783|£2,065£3,135£1,522£1,944