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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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On July 29th the Borough Council approved and adopted the allotment of Districts to the Sanitary Inspectors as set out in the table below:—
| District. | Sub-Divisions. | Inspector. |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | N. 1 (Highgate), N. 2 (St. John's Park) | G. Rackham. |
| (2) | N. 3 (Gospel Oak), N. 4 (Grafton), and N. 5 (Maitland Park) | W.L. Brown. |
| (3) | E. 1 (Bartholomew), E. 2 (Camden Square), and E. 3 (College) | C.H. Johnston. |
| (4) | E. 4 (Oakley Square) | W.G. Auger (Food—College and Oakley Square Sub-Divisions) |
| (5) | E. 5 (Ossulston) | R.E. James |
| (6) | W. 1 (Castle) and W. 2 (Chalk Farm) | H.G. West. |
| (7) | W. 3 (Mornington) and W. 4 (Regent's Park) | J.I. Lonnon. |
| (8) | W. 5 (Euston) | G.W. Adkins. |
| (9) | S. 1 (Argyle) and S. 2 (Mecklcnburgh) | E.G. Holmes. |
| (10) | S. 3 (Burton) | A. H. Walker. |
| (11) | S. 4 (Endsleigh) | E.J. Dillon. |
| (12) | S. 5 (Whitfield) | J. Landen. |
The following letter, dated 4th July, 1908, was received from the Local
Government Board by the Town Clerk:—
"I am directed by the Local Government Board to advert to the
correspondence which has taken place relative to the by-laws proposed to
be made by the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of St. Pancras with
respect to houses let in lodgings or occupied by members of more than
one family, and as to the question of the sufficiency of the Council's staff
of Sanitary Inspectors, and to state that the Board deem it desirable that a
Local Inquiry in reference to both matters should be held by one of their
Inspectors.
"The Inquiry will take place as soon as the other engagements of the
Board's Inspector will admit, and a further communication will be