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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 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Table 11.
Sanitary Work Accomplished (Clerical). From January to 30th December, 1899, inclusive.
| No. of Complaints received | 2296 |
| No. ofCertificates of Dangerous Infectious Diseases received | 2048 |
| No. of Notices of Voluntary Drain.work received | 472 |
| No. of Letters, etc., despatched | 3643 |
| No. of Sets of Advisory Notices as to infectious Diseases forwarded | 1847 |
| No. of Cautionary Notices for Sanitary Amendments issued | 2012 |
| No. of Statutory Notices of intention to proceed served | 469 |
| No. of Warning Notices of intention to summons sent. . | 70 |
| No. of Summonses | 87 |
| No. of Meetings of Health Committee and Sub.Committees held. . | 71 |
Sanitary Work Accomplished (Inspectorial). From lst January to 30th December, 1899, inclusive.
| Inspections. | Re.inspections after Order or Notice. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwelling Houses or parts | 8445 | 15363 | 2J 808 |
| Underground Dwellings | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Tenement Lodging Houses (293 registered) | 4643 | 152 | 4795 |
| Common Lodging Houses (registered) | 1 | — | 1 |
| Canal Boat Dwellings | 61 | — | 61 |
| Day Schools | 141 | 102 | 243 |
| Factories (77 on register) | 203 | 376 | 579 |
| Workshops (774 on register) | 1185 | 248 | 1433 |
| Bakehouses (204 on register) | 327 | 119 | 446 |
| Laundries (120 on register) | 321 | 101 | 422 |
| Dairies and Milkshops. | — | — | — |
| Cowsheds (14 licensed) | 115 | — | 115 |
| Slaughterhouses (21 licensed) | 215 | — | 215 |
| Markets (3b on list) | 5721 | — | 5721 |
| Mews and Stable Yards (170 on list) | 2181 | 219 | 2400 |
| Totals | 23562 | 16684 | 40246 |