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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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of premises and persons registered at the end of the year were 123 and
132, respectively. Inspections numbering 150 were made during the year
to ensure that the Byelaws made by the Council for the conduct of these
premises were not infringed.
Legal Proceedings
Legal proceedings instituted during the year (other than those relating to food premises), showing penalties imposed, were as follows:
| No. of Summonses | Fines | Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s | d | £ | s | d | ||
| Housing Act, 1961: | |||||||
| Contravention of Direction Orders (Section 19) | 3 | 8. | 0. | 0 | 4. | 17. | 6 |
| Contravention of Regulations | 41 | 422. | 0. | 0 | 56. | 7. | 0 |
| Housing Act, 1957: | |||||||
| Overcrowding in Houses in Multiple Occupation | 26 | 208. | 0. | 0 | 47. | 4. | 0 |
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936: | |||||||
| Nuisance Orders | 49 | 8. | 0. | 0 | 154. | 13. | 0 |
| Non-compliance with Nuisance Orders | 20 | 44. | 0. | 0 | 29. | 2. | 0 |
| Rag Flock & Other Filling Materials Act, 1951 | 2 | 20. | 0. | 0 | 7. | 0. | 0 |
| London County Council (General Powers) | |||||||
| Act 1959, Section 22 (Using unlicensed land for siting caravans) | 2 | 10. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 7. | 0 |
| Noise Abatement Act, 1960 | 2 | 4. | 0. | 0 | 3. | 13. | 0 |
| Stepney Borough Council Byelaws: | |||||||
| (Yard Paving) | 3 | 12. | 0. | 0 | 7. | 0. | 0 |
| (Staircase Lighting) | 2 | 2. | 0. | 0 | 4. | 0. | 0 |
| Totals: | 150 | £738. | 0. | 0 | £317. | 3. | 6 |
| (Details of other legal proceedings taken will be found on page 36). | |||||||