Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
This page requires JavaScript
Table 11a.
DUTIES AND PREMISES | Districts and Inspectors. | Ward 1. ; G. R. | Ward 2. W. B. | Ward 3. C- h. J. | ward 4. H. G. W. | Ward 5. j i. l. | Ward 6. R. E. J. | Ward 7. J. L. | Ward 8. A. h. W. | Special W. G. A. | Tenement Houses. | Workplaces. | B. G. | Food places. | Totals. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. W. J. S. | S. G. W. A. | E. & W. E. G. H. | Men. F. A. B. | Men. E. J. D. | Women. M. E. B. | N. & E. I H. R. C. | W. & S J. O. | |||||||||||||||||
Infectious Diseases—Inquiry, removal, disinfection, etc. .. | 139 | 200 | 260 | 152 | 286 | 256 | 98 | 226 | 76 | 21 | 13 | 7 | .. | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1772 | |||||
,, ,, Sanitary inspection after, etc. | 110 | 148 | 148 | 34 | 206 | 226 | 93 | 155 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 21 | .. | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 129 | |||||
Complaints | 231 | 235 | 275 | 288 | 457 | 198 | 315 | 420 | 72 | 149 | 106 | 94 | .. | 46 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2905 | |||||
Drainage—Under notice. Plans, supervision, etc. | 79 | 159 | 73 | 56 | 124 | 31 | 21 | 10 | .. | 232 | 2 | .. | .. | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 818 | |||||
„ Voluntary do. do. | 37 | 57 | 92 | 89 | 192 | 45 | 26 | 42 | .. | 26 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 614 | |||||
,, New Buildings do. do. | 1 | .. | 11 | 8 | 56 | .. | 2 | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 110 | |||||
(Weekly) Yards of Mews and Stables (17a on List) | 332 | 294 | 691 | 207 | 654 | 166 | 580 | 489 | .. | 266 | .. | .. | .. | 256 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3935 | |||||
House-to-House Inspections | .. | 61 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 54 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 129 | |||||
Tenement Streets—Inquiries as to occupation of houses | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 30 | 89 | 473 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 593 | |||||
„ „ Mensuration for registration | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 122 | .. | 50 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 184 | |||||
„ ,, ,, ,, Inscription | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
Periodical Inspections— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dwelling Places. | Half-yearly) Registered tenement houses(2Coo Registered) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 364 | .. | .. | .. | 794 | 813 | 681 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2652 | ||||
Inscribed Dwellings (212 Inscribed) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 42 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 42 | |||||
Quarterly) Underground dwellings (1242 on List) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |||||
„ Closed ,, ,, (516 on Register) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 148 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 168 | |||||
Weekly) Common lodging houses [l.C.C.] (25 Registered) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
,, Canal boat dwellings [Wharves] (31 on Register) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 130 | 135 | |||||
(Half-yearly) Day schools .. [W] (66 „ ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 5 | .. | .. | 18 | |||||
Work Places [W]. | „ Factories .. [W] (101 „ ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | 29 | .. | .. | .. | 29 | ||||
„ Workshops .. [W] (385 „ ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 168 | 5 | .. | .. | 173 | |||||
" „ Workplaces .. [W] ( ,, ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
,, Domestic Workshops [W] | (226 | „) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | .. | .. | .. | 21 | |||
„ Home Workplaces [W] | „) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 77 | .. | .. | .. | 77 | ||||
„ Laundries .. [W] (90 ,, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 57 | .. | .. | .. | 57 | |||||
,, Restaurant Kitchens [W] (157 „ ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | ||||||
Work Places [M]. | (Half-yearly) Factories .. [M] (341 on Register | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 47 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 63 | ||||
„ Workshops .. [M] (802 „ ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 270 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 284 | |||||
,, Workplaces .. [M] ( „ ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
,, Bakehouses .. [M] (178 ,, ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 99 | .. | .. | .. | 84 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 202 | |||||
„ Restaurant Kitchens [M] (63 „ ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |||||
(Quarterly) Milkshops | (466 Registered ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 397 | 381 | 778 | ||||
,, Dairies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 117 | 117 | |||||
(Fortnightly) Cowsheds .. .. (13 Licensed ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 112 | 100 | 212 | |||||
(Weekly) Slaughterhouses .. .. (21 „ ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 211 | 287 | 504 | |||||
„ Food Makers* .. .. (28 on List ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 162 | 331 | 514 | |||||
(Alternate Daily) Marketing Places ( 36 on List) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1530 | 2256 | 3886 | |||||
Unfit Food: seizure, condemnation, destruction, etc. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 44 | 16 | 70 | |||||
Adulterated Food: samples, transit, etc. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 375 | 375 | 750 | |||||
Special Places. | Quarterly) Effluvia Businesses [M] (4 on Register) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | ||||
,, Fried Fish Shops .. .. (63 „ ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
„ Rag and Bone Stores .. (31 „ ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
„ Offensive Trades .. [M] ( 2 sanctioned ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | |||||
(Weekly) Smoke Shafts .. [M] (221 „ ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 70 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 651 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 721 | |||||
Legal Proceedings: | (1) Services of Notices | 1 | 5 | .. | 6 | 14 | .. | 8 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 44 | ||||
(2) Applications and Summonses | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 | 28 | 101 | |||||
(3) Hearings and Adjournments | 4 | 3 | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | 23 | 76 | |||||
Other Duties not included in above | 41 | 28 | .. | 16 | 35 | 116 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 102 | 174 | .. | .. | 829 | 315 | 17 | 41 | 1759 | |||||
* Tripe, Sausage, Extract of Meat, and Ice Cream Makers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Totals | 989 | 1202 | 1559 | 984 | 2041 | 1492 | 1226 | 1413 | 417 | 1674 | 1132 | 1651 | 122 | 1387 | 1224 | 327 | 2928 | 4089 | 25857 |