London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Intimations
| Water supply used for domestic purposes connected with cistern which is used for flushing the water-closet | 1 |
| Water-closet not supplied with a sufficient quantity of water for securing its effective action | 20 |
| Tank, cistern or other receptacle for storing of water used or likely to be used by man for drinking purposes,—dirty condition of | 1 |
| Tank, cistern or other receptacle for storing water used or likely to be used by man for drinking purposes,—absence of a proper cover to | 2 |
| Offensive matters not deposited in manure receptacle | 1 |
| Manure not removed at proper intervals | 1 |
| Manure,—absence of proper receptacle for | 1 |
| Yard paving defective | 1 |
| Factory, Workshop or Workplace not kept in a cleanly state | 17 |
| ,, „ „ not ventilated in such a manner as to render harmless as far as practicable any impurities generated in the course of the work carried on therein | 2 |
| „ „ ,, not kept free from effluvia | 4 |
| „ ,, „ not provided with sufficient or suitable accommodation in the way of sanitary conveniences | 13 |
| Surfaces of rooms, passages and staircases of the bakehouse not painted, lime washed or cleansed | 16 |
| Effluvia arising from premises used for trade, business or manufacture, which is a nuisance dangerous to the inhabitants of the distric | 1 |
| Other breaches | 69 |
| Total | 150 |
| Wards. | Division. | Number on Register. | Basement. | Ground Floor. | Above Ground Floor. | Males Employed in Kitchens. | Females Employed in Kitchens. | Probable Number, including Waiters, &c. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North | 1 | .. | l | .. | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | West | 3 | 2 | .. | l | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | East | 15 | 5 | 9 | l | 27 | 7 | 64 |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .. | 15 | 3 | 28 | |
| 7 | South | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 13 | 123 |
| 8 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 53 | |
| Total | 64 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 124 | 38 | 290 | |