London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

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]

This page requires JavaScript

Text

Copy text to clipboard

80
HEALTH VISITORS.
Under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908, Part II.,
Sanitary Provisions, Section 6, sanitary authorities have been given the power
to appoint suitable women as Health Visitors; the Local Government Board
have been empowered to make Regulations prescribing their qualifications,
mode of appointment, duties, salary, and tenure of office, and the County
Council have been authorised to pay a moiety of their salaries.
PUBLIC ANALYST.
On account of the death of Sir Thomas Stevenson, a very old and valued
Officer of St. Pancras, Mr. J. Webster was temporarily appointed Public
Analyst for the Borough on the 29th July, 1908, and subsequently Mr.
Edwards was temporarily appointed Public Analyst until the terms and
conditions of the new permanent appointment were decided upon. On the
3rd February, 1909, Mr. J. Iiear Colwell, F.I.C., F.C.S., was appointed Public
Analyst, the appointment was confirmed by the Local Government Board, and
he commenced his duties on itth March, 1909.

Table: §2.-OPEN SPACES AND ATMOSPHERE.Public Open Spaces.—The parks, gardens, and other open spaces secured against building operations in and adjoining St. Pancras, together with their situation, approximate area, and the authority under which they are maintained, are enumerated in the following table:—

§2.-OPEN SPACES AND ATMOSPHERE.

Public Open Spaces.—The parks, gardens, and other open spaces secured against building operations in and adjoining St. Pancras, together with their situation, approximate area, and the authority under which they are maintained, are enumerated in the following table:—

Sub-Districts.Density of Persons per acre, Census, 901.Garden or Open Space.Area.Maintaining Authority.
A.R.P.
North St. Pancras59Parliament Fields& Hampstead Heath50710London County Council
,,..Waterlow Park2900,, ,,
,,..Highgate Cemetery3800Cemetery Company
,,..Pond Square, &c., Highgate0328St. Pancras Borough Council
,,..Lismore Circus0227,, ,,
West St. Pancras87Primrose Hill and Regent's Park40000H.M. Government
,,181St. James's Gardens2231St. Pancras Borough Council
East St. Pancras90St. Martin's Gardens130,, ,,
,,..College Gardens.0017,, ,,
,,..St Pancras Gardens510,, ,,
South St. Pancras183Whitefield Gardens020London County Council
,,178St. George's Gardens220St. Pancras Borough Council
,,..St.Andrew'sGardens110,, ,,