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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 1963

[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:-

195519561957195819591960196119621963
Number of complaints received4,0084,9193,8653,5663,1903,2492,6452,7302,832
Number of visits33,15437,48837,60836,65133,87031,97932,56433,73532,144
Intimation notices served3,1223,5062,6562,4492,0802,2401,8781,9562,508
Statutory notices served1, 5011,7031,1711,0949961,0478741,1371, 166
Number of summonses11710462505659775767
Costs and/or fines1038655413745523232
Amount of fines£330£306£203£106£122£120£167£60£64
Amount of costs£258£212£122£86£79£90£141£75£79
The above summonses were taken under the following statutes or regulations:-
1 195519561957195819591960196119621963
Public Health (London) Act. 19361109860435037594152
L.C.C. Lodging House By-laws---------
L.C.C. Water Closet By-laws------4--
L.C.C. Drainage By-laws622542112149
Housing Act. 1936-1957-4-21-121
L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 19541---111-4
Factories Act, 1961--------1
Work by Borough Council in default of owners:-
195519561957195819591960196119621963
Public Health (London) Act. 1936-
Schedule 5 Cases Cost3 £3058 £1,28710 £1, 1604 £4145 £4586 £9215 £5414 £4406 £281
Section 40 Cases Cost2 £3722 £2065 £9428 £9227 El,2098 £1,2943 £6847 £1,2409 £1,350
L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1955-
Section 25 Cases Cost10 £2319 £3426 £6730 £11529 £25533 £7437 £9783 £245
Section 27 Cases Cost6 £16111 £16324 £38020 £28324 £66512 £2238 £16722 £398
Totals Cases Cost5 £67726 £1,67745 £2,29962 £1,78362 £2,06567 £3,13553 £1,52256 £1,944120 £2,274