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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 1906
[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 year 1906 :—
| Duties and Premises. | Inspections. | Re-inspections after Intimation Notice. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases—Inquiry, removal, disinfection, &c. | 1844 | 367 | 2211 | |
| ,, ,, Sanitary inspection after, &c. | 1262 | 1129 | 2381 | |
| Complaints | 2911 | 7056 | 9867 | |
| Drainage—Under notice. Plans, supervision, &c. | 567 | 6788 | 7355 | |
| ,, Voluntary. ,, ,, | 760 | 4229 | 4989 | |
| New Buildings | 177 | 1029 | 1206 | |
| (Weekly) Yards of Mews of Stables (170 on List) | 5816 | 84 | 5900 | |
| House-to-house inspections | 630 | 469 | 1099 | |
| Tenement Streets—Inquiries as to occupation of houses | 272 | 181 | 453 | |
| ,, „ Mensuration for Registration | 235 | 33 | 268 | |
| „ ,, ,, Inscription | 37 | 4 | 41 | |
| Periodical Inspections— | ||||
| (Half yearly) Registered tenement houses (2206 Registered) | 2369 | 5504 | ||
| „ Inscribed dwellings (192 Inscribed ) | 309 | 305 | 614 | |
| (Quarterly) Closed underground dwellings (538 on Register) | 134 | 18 | 152 | |
| (Weekly) Common lodging houses [L.C.C.] ( 25 Registered ) | — | 3 | ||
| „ Canal boat dwellings [Wharves] ( 31 on Register) | 93 | — | 93 | |
| (Half-yearly) Day Schools [Woman] (66 „ ) | 174 | 178 | ||
| „ Factories ,, (102 „ ) | 76 | |||
| ,, Workshops „ (419 „ ) | 217 | 16 | 233 | |
| „ Workplaces. ,, ( — „ ) | — | — | — | |
| „ Domestic workshops „ (86 „ ) | 41 | 1 | 42 | |
| „ Home workplaces „ (316 „ ) | 341 | 4 | 845 | |
| „ Laundries „ (73 „ ) | 99 | 107 | ||
| „ Restaurant kitchens „ (161 „ ) | — | 1 | 1 | |
| (Half-yearly) Factories [Man] (H93 ,, ) | 44 | 51 | ||
| ,, Workshops ,, (656 „ ) | 854 | 345 | 1199 | |
| „ Workp'aces „ ( — „ ) | 43 | 50 | ||
| „ Bakehouses „ (178 „ ) | 366 | 232 | 598 | |
| „ Restaurant kitchens „ (93 „ ) | 151 | 250 | ||
| (Weekly) Smoke Shafts (221 „ ) | 840 | 13 | ||
| (Quarterley) Milkshops ( ( Regd. ) | 799 | — | ||
| „ Dairies (679 ,, ) | 24 | — | 24 | |
| (Fortnightly) Cowsheds (11 Licensed ) | 238 | — | 238 | |
| (Weekly) Slaughterhouses (21 „ ) | — | 544 | ||
| „ Other Food Premises* (263 on List ) | 783 | — | 783 | |
| (Alternate Daily) Marketing Places ( 36 „ ) | 4057 | 1 | 4058 | |
| Unfit Food—Seizure, condemnation, destruction, &c. | 53 | — | 53 | |
| Adulterated Food - Samples, transit, Ac. | 750 | — | ||
| (Quarterly) Effluvia Businesses ( 3 on Register) | — | 4 | ||
| „ Fried Fish ishops ( 73 „ ) | 44 | 24 | 68 | |
| „ Rag and Bone Stores ...( 27 „ ) | 64 | — | 64 | |
| „ Offensive Trades.( 2 Sanctioned) | 1 | 6 | ||
| Railway Nuisances | — | — | — | |
| Legal Proceedings (1) Service of Notices | 76 | 1 | 77 | |
| ,, „ ( ) Applications and Summonses | 100 | — | 100 | |
| „ „ (3) Hearings and Adjournments | 112 | — | 112 | |
| Other Duties not included in above | 3078 | 3084 | ||
| Total | 31286 | 27969 | ||
* Where Sausages, Extract of Meat, &c., are prepared.