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
Stepney 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Legal Proceedings
Legal proceedings instituted during the year (other than those relating to food premises), showing penalties imposed, were as follows:-
| Act or Byelaw | No. of Summonses | Fines | Costs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s | d | £ | s | d | ||
| Public Health (London) Act 1936: | |||||||
| Nuisance Orders | 23 | — | 66. | 6. | 0 | ||
| Non-compliance with Nuisance Orders | 2 | 45. | 0. | 0 | 5. | 0. | 0 |
| Defective drains (Section 40) | 7 | 11. | 0. | 0 | 21. | 14. | 0 |
| Insufficient W.C. accommodation (Section 105) | • 1 | 5. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 13. | 0 |
| Keeping swine in unfit place (Section 119) | 1 | 3. | 9. | 0 | |||
| London County Council (Drainage) Byelaws | 2 | 4. | 0. | 0 | 4. | 0. | 0 |
| London County Council (General Powers) Act 1959, Section 22 (Using unlicensed land for siting caravans) | 5 | 17. | 0. | 0 | 4. | 3. | 0 |
| London County Council (General Powers) Acts 1951-54 (Dustbins) | 1 | 2. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 10. | 0 |
| Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 Section 4 (Rat harbourage) | 3 | 12. | 0. | 0 | 1. | 0. | 0 |
| Stepney Borough Council Byelaws (Yard paving) | 1 | 1. | 0. | 0. | - | ||
| 46 | 97 | 0. | 0 | 110. | 15. | 0 | |
(Details of other legal proceedings taken will be found on pages 35 & 41).
Radioactivity
With the increasing use in the industrial, medical and scientific
fields of ionising radiations and materials containing radioactive
substances, attention is being given to this modern hazard.
One of the Public Health Inspectors has attended a course of
background training on radiological health and safety as recommended
by the Ministry of Health in Circular 31/61. There is also liaison
between the Council and a research laboratory in the Borough regarding
the disposal of radioactive wastes.
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