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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table N o. 6
| Rackham. | Lonnon. | Brown. | Walker. | James. | Adkins. | Akers. | Jaffa. | Capel. | Nixon. | West. | Winchester | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints received, 3,025 | ||||||||||||||
| Complaints Investigated. Whole house inspected | 2 | 3 | 54 | 14 | 20 | 88 | 61 | 14 | 71 | 44 | 37 | 24 | 432 | |
| „ Part of house inspected | 195 | 381 | 308 | 292 | 204 | 202 | 172 | 376 | 177 | 26.8 | 385 | 241 | 3201 | |
| ,, Re-inspections | 829 | 663 | 1655 | 814 | 658 | 892 | 523 | 769 | 100 | 1061 | 1685 | 581 | 11230 | |
| Infectious Diseases | Investigations and inspections | 142 | 445 | 23» | 253 | 306 | 432 | 214 | 202 | 257 | 208 | 217 | 70 | 2977 |
| Re-inspections | 6 | 401 | 431 | 26 | 160 | 386 | 350 | 23 | 495 | 163 | 223 | 106 | 2870 | |
| Smoke Observations | 3 | 8 | - | 90 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 64 | 8 | 14 | - | - | 242 | |
| Offensive or Regulated Trades | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 37 | 3 | - | 8 | - | 56 | |
| Mews and Stable Yards—Number Inspected | 308 | 516 | 239 | 376 | 315 | 267 | 463 | 400 | 356 | 375 | 238 | 214 | 4067 | |
| Other Inspections and Re-inspections | 89 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 97 | 19 | 19 | 80 | 70 | 47 | 188 | 688 | |
| Number of Houses Inspected | Primary Inspections | - | 31 | 46 | 27 | - | 14 | 28 | 53 | 89 | 21 | 45 | 31 | 385 |
| Re-inspections | - | 34 | 308 | 208 | - | 18 | 4 | 118 | 463 | 45 | 248 | 59 | 1505 | |
| Underground rooms illegally occupied | Inspections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Re-inspections | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 5 | - | 3 | - | 14 | |
| Number of Tenements Inspected | Primary Inspections | - | - | 28 | 77 | 402 | 2 | 63 | - | 21 | 67 | 26 | 67 | 753 |
| Re-inspections | - | - | 266 | 937 | 1978 | - | 623 | - | 78 | 294 | 218 | 451 | 4842 | |
| (a) Under Notice, Plans, Supervision, etc. | 94 | 318 | 287 | 190 | 194 | 338 | 262 | 22 8 | 296 | 421 | 367 | 557 | 3352 | |
| (3) Voluntary, do. do. | 533 | 575 | 172 | 399 | 186 | 1003 | 827 | 835 | 349 | 318 | 240 | 315 | 5752 | |
| (c) New Buildings do. do. | 987 | 228 | 2 | 167 | 1 | - | 196 | 26 | 148 | 362 | - | 29 | 2146 | |
| Attendances at Police Court, etc. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 8 | - | 14 | 2 | 1 | - | 56 | |
| Inspections | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 35 | |
| Re-inspections | 4 | 3 | 15 | - | 5 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 70 | |
| Totals | 3197 | 3642 | 4063 | 3891 | 4604 | 3794 | 3832 | 3167 | 4019 | 3737 | 3996 | 2733 | 44675 | |
| Notices served:— | ||||||||||||||
| Intimations | 178 | 184 | 352 | 269 | 488 | 326 | 306 | 212 | 364 | 362 | 458 | 389 | 3888 | |
| R.R. A.(Tenants) | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | - | 35 | |
| Do. Release (Owners) | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 17 | |
| Totals | 178 | 191 | 358 | 270 | 495 | 330 | 310 | 214 | 372 | 365 | 468 | 389 | 3940 | |
Note.—Inspector Winchester commenced duties 1st June, 1928.