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St Pancras 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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15
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS.*

Table: Chapman, Clerk to the St. Pancras Guardians), which gives for half-yearly periods the amount spent in outdoor relief and the numbers chargeable in this respect in the middle week of each half-year:—

Chapman, Clerk to the St. Pancras Guardians), which gives for half-yearly periods the amount spent in outdoor relief and the numbers chargeable in this respect in the middle week of each half-year:—

Half-Year ending.Amount spent in the half-year.Numbers chargeable in the middle week of the half-year.
Michaelmas, 1917£ 3,079871
Lady day, 19183,382852
Michaelmas, 19183,461771
Lady day, 19193,814754
Michaelmas, 19194,557823
Lady day, 19206,146899
Michaelmas, 19208,1611,079
Lady day, 192113,0811,660
Michaelmas, 192121,4003,529
Lady day, 192240,0816,429

Table: This table illustrates the great increase in outdoor relief which has been found necessary to deal with unemployment in 1920-22. This increase is not shown in the number of inmates of the workhouse, particulars of which are given in the following table, also supplied by Mr. Chapman :—

This table illustrates the great increase in outdoor relief which has been found necessary to deal with unemployment in 1920-22. This increase is not shown in the number of inmates of the workhouse, particulars of which are given in the following table, also supplied by Mr. Chapman :—

Date.Numbers chargeable in St. Pancras House.
July 1st, 19171,074
January 1st, 19181,058
July 1st, 19181,027
January 1st, 1919913
July 1st, 1919877
January 1st, 1920902
July 1st, 1920908
January 1st, 1921982
July 1st, 1921974
January 1st, 19221,069
* In the Annual Reports for 1919 and 1920 particulars were included in regard to certain matters connected with the natural and social condition of the borough, which are omitted from this report.