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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table. No. 6.—Report of Work carried oat by District Inspectors for the year 1933.
| Lonnon.* | Brown. | Walker. | James. | Adkins. | Akeks. | Jaffa. | Capel. | Nixon.§ | West. | Winchester | Hague.† | Mansfiilu‡ | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints received, 3,105. | |||||||||||||||
| Complaints Investigated. Whole house inspected | 10 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 62 | 41 | 16 | 67 | - | 31 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 335 | |
| ,, Re-inspections | 9 | 289 | 17 | 231 | 412 | 231 | 90 | 617 | - | 131 | 14 | 4 | 228 | 2273 | |
| „ Part of house inspected | 214 | 339 | 202 | 292 | 224 | 176 | 434 | 130 | 12 | 316 | 414 | 234 | 230 | 3217 | |
| ,, Re-inspections | 415 | 1112 | 906 | 496 | 363 | 376 | 790 | 408 | 57 | 1107 | 1080 | 909 | 431 | 8450 | |
| Infectious Diseases | Investigations | 109 | 177 | 105 | 250 | 228 | 151 | 224 | 92 | 7 | 139 | 168 | 140 | 131 | 1921 |
| Inspections | 55 | 95 | 22 | 183 | 134 | 50 | 134 | 38 | 8 | 46 | 67 | 48 | 49 | 929 | |
| Re-inspections | 303 | 307 | 11 | 387 | 129 | 196 | 12 | 176 | 6 | 123 | 73 | 27 | 212 | 1962 | |
| Smoke Observations | - | - | 18 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 155 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 307 | |
| Offensive or Regulated Trades | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 53 | - | - | - | 54 | |
| Mews and Stable Yards—Number inspected | 222 | 325 | 241 | 323 | 239 | 511 | 276 | 300 | 26 | 322 | 349 | 256 | 219 | 3609 | |
| Verminous Persons ,, | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | 11 | 10 | 1 | 44 | |
| Other Inspections and Re-inspections | 33 | 23 | 29 | 68 | 92 | 21 | 316 | 78 | - | 53 | 314 | 99 | 78 | 1204 | |
| Housing Acts and Regulations, 1925 and 1930. | |||||||||||||||
| Number of Houses Inspected | Primary Inspections | 22 | 16 | 10 | 72 | 20 | 30 | 189 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 453 |
| Re-inspections | 28 | 102 | 90 | 352 | 31 | 130 | 181 | 154 | 24 | 59 | 84 | 105 | 90 | 1430 | |
| Houses let in Lodgings (Bye-laws, Sec. 6). | |||||||||||||||
| Number of f Houses Inspected | Primary Inspections | - | 91 | 57 | 87 | 7 | 67 | 141 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 72 | 79 | 27 | 666 |
| Re-inspections | - | 468 | 272 | 373 | 19 | 476 | 401 | 195 | 19 | 41 | 678 | 863 | 173 | 3978 | |
| Underground rooms | - | - | - | 8 | 36 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 12 | 32 | 69 | - | 164 | |
| Drainage. (a) Un ler Notice, Plans, Supervision, etc. | 124 | 255 | 83 | 583 | 258 | 248 | 189 | 93 | 19 | 245 | 269 | 210 | 137 | 2713 | |
| (b) Voluntary, do. do. | 292 | 638 | 580 | 583 | 1373 | 1152 | 276 | 663 | 32 | 995 | 316 | 429 | 513 | 7892 | |
| (c) New Buildings, do. do. | 144 | 66 | 55 | 261 | 244 | 148 | 86 | 522 | 20 | 391 | 375 | 179 | 109 | 2600 | |
| Attendances at Police Court, etc. | - | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 39 | |
| Rent Restrictions Acts | - | 15 | - | 30 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 76 | |
| Totals | 1980 | 1390 | 2722 | 4640 | 3899 | 4018 | 3932 | 3606 | 241 | 4117 | 4344 | 3731 | 2696 | 44316 | |
| Notices served;— | |||||||||||||||
| Intimations | 123 | 382 | 203 | 385 | 268 | 223 | 438 | 240 | 20 | 268 | 525 | 359 | 255 | 3689 | |
| Rent Restrictions Acts | - | 3 | - | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 25 | |
| Totals | 123 | 385 | 203 | 393 | 274 | 225 | 441 | 242 | 20 | 269 | 525 | 359 | 255 | 3714 | |
* Retired 30th June, 1933.
† Commenced duties as Inspector 30th January, 1933*
‡ „ „15th April, 1933.
§See also Table 7, next page.