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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| NOTICES SERVED | NOTICES COMPLIED WITH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | |
| PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT 1936: | ||||
| Section 34 (Drainage Bylaws) | 97 | 59 | 8 | 108 |
| Section 40 (Repair of defective drains) | - | 123 | - | 108 |
| Section 82 (Nuisances) | 3, 198 | 3,238 | 226 | 3,188 |
| Section 107 Water Closet Bylaws | 70 | 36 | 20 | 52 |
| Dustbin Bylaws | 178 | 134 | 35 | 138 |
| Section 109 (Defective sanitary fittings) | 30 | - | 28 | |
| Section 122 (Verminous articles) | - | 4 | - | 3 |
| Section 123 (Verminous houses) | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Section 137 (Effluvia nuisances) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Section 148 (Smoke nuisances) | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| FACTORIES ACT, 1937 | 87 | - | 82 | - |
| LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1954: | ||||
| Section 12 (Dustbins) | - | 28 | - | 28 |
| Section 18 (Hairdressers) | 18 | - | 18 | - |
| LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT 1955: | ||||
| Section 27 (Defective premises) | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| SHOPS ACT, 1950 Section 38 (Sanitary and other arrangements in shops) | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Action as indicated was taken under the following legislation
during the year,
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT. 1936
SECTION 34 (Drainage Bylaws). Plans of proposed drainage works
approved by the Public Health Committee totalled 64. Informal notices
were served in respect of contraventions of the bylaws at 97 premises
and were followed in 59 cases by the service of formal notices. Legal
Proceedings were instituted in nine instances.
SECTION 40 (Inspection of drains). Notice of intention to examine
drains was served in respect of 198 premises, and in 123 instances
notices requiring the repair of defective drains were served. The
Council carried out drainage work in default at the following 67 houses
at a total cost of: £4,957 8s. 8d.