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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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The number of houses inspected under Sec. 17 by individual Inspectors is shown in the next table :—
| Inspector. | Number of Houses Inspected. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st routine inspection. | Subsequent routine inspection. | ||
| Mr. Rackham | 86 | 206 | 292 |
| ,, Brown | 39 | — | 39 |
| ,, Thompson | — | — | — |
| ,, Dillon | 5 | — | 5 |
| „ Auger | 160 | — | 160 |
| „ James | 202 | — | 202 |
| ,, West | 52 | — | 52 |
| ,, Lonnon | 59 | — | 59 |
| ,, Adkins | 228 | 2 | 230 |
| ,, Holmes | 115 | 73 | 188 |
| ,, Walker | 38 | 280 | 318 |
| ,, Landen | 197 | 193 | 390 |
| Akers | 302 | 35 | 337 |
| ,, Pottier | 99 | — | 99 |
| Total | 1582 | 789 | 2371 |
As was previously stated most of the above recorded inspections involved
subsequent visits for supervising work in progress and other purposes.
The following is an analysis of the results of inspection of 1547 of the 1582 houses inspected for the first time under the Act during 1914: —
| No. of houses with 2 rooms* | 49† |
| „ „ „ „ 3 „ | 68 |
| „ „ „ „4 „ | 140 |
| „ „ „ „ 5 „ | 81 |
| „ „ „ „ 6 „ | 189 |
| „ „ „ „ 7 „ | 171 |
| „ „ „ „ 8 „ | 365 |
| „ „ „ „ 9 „ | 98 |
| „ „ „ „ 10 „ | 145 |
| „ „ „ „ 11 „ | 99 |
| „ „ „ „ 12 „ | 44 |
| „ „ „ „ 13 „ | 32 |
| „ „ „ „ 14 „ | 18 |
| „ „ „ „ 15 „ | 17 |
| „ „ „ „ 16 „ | 12 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, more than 16 rooms* | 8 |
| Total number of rooms* | 11737 |
| Average ,, ,, „ per house | 7.6 |
* Not counting wash-houses.
† Not including 11, 2-roomed flats.