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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 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Companies in February and March, and also some inquiries in reference
to the housing schemes.
| Duties and Premises. | Inspections. | Reinspections after Intimation Notice. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases— Inquiry, removal, disinfection, &c. | 3281 | 1950 | 5231 | |
| „ ,, Sanitary inspection after, &c. | 1090 | 901 | 1991 | |
| Complaints | 2947 | 4147 | 7094 | |
| Drainage—Under notice. Plans, supervision, &c. | 977 | 9646 | 10623 | |
| „ Voluntary. „ „ | 717 | 3048 | 3765 | |
| (Weekly) Yards of Mews and Stables (170 on List) | 3926 | 107 | 4033 | |
| House to Ilouse Inspections | 31 | 25 | 56 | |
| Tenement Streets—Inquiries as to occupation of houses | 409 | 5 | 414 | |
| ,, ,, Mensuration for Registration | 832 | 14 | 846 | |
| Periodical Inspections — | ||||
| (Half-yearly) Registered tenement houses (1006 Registered) | 1007 | 1673 | 2680 | |
| (Quarterly) Closed underground dwellings ( 36onRegister) | 26 | 4 | 30 | |
| (Weekly) Commonlodginghouses[L.C.C.] ( 25 Registered) | - | - | ||
| „ Canal boat dwellings [Wharves] ( 31 on Register) | 424 | 424 | ||
| (Half-yearly) Day Schools |_ W] ..(68 „ ) | 118 | 2 | 120 | |
| „ Factories [Ml ..(236 „ ) | 101 | 1 | 102 | |
| „ [W] ..(68 „ ) | 174 | 16 | 190 | |
| „ Workshops [M] ..(471 „ ) | 146 | 1 | 147 | |
| „ [W] _ (330 „ ) | 1338 | 103 | 1441 | |
| „ Shops (clothingand furniture | ||||
| [W]( 57 „ ) | 107 | - | 107 | |
| ,, Domestic workshops [W] ( 56 ,, ) | 71 | 4 | 75 | |
| „ Bakehouses [M] . .(209 „ ) | 751 | 74 | 825 | |
| „ Laundries [W] .. ( 92 „ ) | 328 1 | 100 | 428 | |
| (Monthly) Effluvia Businesses [M] ..(2 „ ) | 2 | - | 2 | |
| „ Offensive Trades [M] . .( 3Sanctioned) | 9 | - | 9 | |
| (Weekly) Smoke Shafts [Ml ..( 81 onRegister) | 29 | - | 29 | |
| (Quarterly) Milkshops .. . . (500 Registered) | 615 | — | 615 | |
| (Monthly) Dairies . . . .( 40 „ ) | 103 | - | 103 | |
| (Weekly) Cowsheds . . . .( 14 Licensed) | 328 | 14 | 342 | |
| ,, Slaughterhouses.. . .( 21 „ ) | 583 | — | 583 | |
| ,, Food Factories . . . .( 10 on List) | 190 | - | 190 | |
| (Alternate Daily) Marketing Places ..(36 „ ) | 4057 | - | 4057 | |
| Unfit Food—Seizure, condemnation, destruction, &c. | 61 | - | 61 | |
| Adulterated Food—Samples, transit. &c. | 493 | - | 493 | |
| 83 | — | 83 | ||
| „ „ (2) Applications and Summonses | 105 | 1 | 106 | |
| ,, ,, (3) Hearings and Adjournments) | 74 | 74 | ||
| Other duties not included in above | 1937 | 28 | 1965 | |
| Total | 27470 | 21864 | 49334 | |