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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
Hackney 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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In many of these cases it is necessary to seek the assistance of
the London County Council's Home Help Service until a hospital
bed is obtained, and in other cases, where there is no medical
attendant, the necessary action is taken, through the London
Executive Council, to have the patient placed in charge of a medical
practitioner in the neighbourhood.
| Removed to hospital on Magistrate's Order | 1 |
| Removed to hospital voluntarily | 39 |
| Removed to Old People's Home | 3 |
| Total | 43 |
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON)
ACT, 1936, AND BYELAWS MADE THEREUNDER.
Legal proceedings instituted during the year under review are
summarised in the table on page 85, and a brief description of
each case is given on pages 74 to 84.
The total of 184 summonses applied for may be classified as follows:—
| Public Health Nuisances | 147 |
| Non-compliance with Magistrates' Orders | 16 |
| Non-compliance with Statutory Notices | 3 |
| Contravention of drainage byelaws | 5 |
| Contravention of ashpit byelaws | 12 |
| Verminous premises | 1 |
| 184 |
The results of these proceedings were:—
| Judgments obtained | 111 |
| Adjourned sine die | 5 |
| Dismissed | 2 |
| *Withdrawn | 61 |
| Summonses not served | 5 |
| 184 |
(*In 57 of the cases withdrawn the Council's costs were paid.)