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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 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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The following were the details of the inspections and re-inspections made during the 53 weeks ending January 3rd, 1903. Temporary Inspector James included, the other temporary Inspectors excluded.
| Duties and Premises. | Inspections. | He-inspections after Notice. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases—Inquiry, removal, disinfection, &c. | 3233 | 2620 | 5853 | |
| ,, ,, Sanitary inspection after, &c. | 1205 | 1038 | 2243 | |
| Complaints | 3159 | 5620 | 8779 | |
| Drainage—Under notice. Plans, supervision, &c. | 983 | 9778 | 10761 | |
| „ Voluntary. „ „ | 722 | 3830 | 4552 | |
| (Weekly) Yards of Mews and Stables (170 on List) | 3617 | 40 | 3657 | |
| House to House Inspections | – | – | – | |
| Tenement Streets—Inquiries as to occupation of houses | 91 | 56 | 147 | |
| ,, „ Mensuration for registration | 386 | – | 386 | |
| Periodical Inspections— | ||||
| Dwelling Places. | (Half-yearly) Registered tenement houses (1270 Registered) | 1761 | 4357 | 6118 |
| „ Inscribed dwellings (186 on Register) | 29 | – | 29 | |
| (Quarterly) Closed underground dwellings (36 „ ) | – | – | – | |
| (Weekly) Common lodging houses [L.C.C.]( 25 Registered) | – | – | – | |
| „ Canal boat dwellings [Wharves] ( 31 on Register) | 245 | – | 245 | |
| Work Places. | (Half-yearly) Day Schools [W] ( 67 „ ) | 85 | – | 85 |
| „ Factories [M] (297 „ ) | 55 | 4 | 59 | |
| „ „ [W] (90 „ ) | 124 | 9 | 133 | |
| „ Workshops [M] (734 „ ) | 58 | 19 | 77 | |
| „ „ [W] (345 „ ) | 653 | 50 | 703 | |
| „ Workplaces* [M] ( 54 „ ) | 122 | 79 | 201 | |
| „ „ * [W] (116 „ ) | 123 | 11 | 134 | |
| „ Domestic Workshops [W] 1717( „ ) | 150 | 1 | 151 | |
| „ Home Workplaces [W] ( „ ) | 156 | 1 | 157 | |
| „ Bakehouses [M] (182 ,, ) | 800 | 43 | 843 | |
| „ Laundries [W] ( 89 „ ) | 187 | 41 | 228 | |
| (Monthly) Effluvia Businesses [M] ( 2 „ ) | 11 | – | 11 | |
| „ Offensive Trades ( 3 Sanctioned) | 16 | 9 | 25 | |
| *( Weekly) Smoke Shafts [M] (214 on List ) | 49 | 24 | 73 | |
| Food Places. | „ Ice Cream Places ( on Register, | 42 | – | 42 |
| (Quarterly) Milkshops 500 Registered) | 1146 | – | 1146 | |
| (Monthly) Dairies ( 40 „ ) | 187 | – | 187 | |
| (Weekly) Cowsheds (14 Licensed ) | 342 | – | 342 | |
| „ Slaughterhouses ( 21 „ ) | 473 | – | 473 | |
| „ Food Factories ( 10 on List ) | 158 | – | 158 | |
| (Alternate Daily) Marketing Places ( 36 „ ) | 3632 | – | 3632 | |
| Unfit Food —Seizure, condemnation, destruction, &c. | 104 | – | 104 | |
| Adulterated Food—Samples, transit, &c. | 488 | – | 488 | |
| Legal Proceedings—(1) Services of Notices | 59 | – | 59 | |
| „ „ (2) Applications and Summonses | 77 | – | 77 | |
| „ „ (3) Hearings and Adjournments | 74 | 2 | 76 | |
| Other duties not included in above | 635 | – | 635 | |
| * Restaurant kitchens, Totals | 25437 | 27632 | 53069 | |