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St Pancras 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Clerical Work.
| No. of Complaints received (communications) | 1806 |
| No. of Certificates of Dangerous Infectious Diseases received | 1479 |
| No. of Notices of Voluntary Drain-work received | 276 |
| No. of Letters, etc., despatched | 2867 |
| No. of Notices of Intention to Register | 2 |
| No. of Notices of Registration | 10 |
| No. of Sets of Advisory Notices as to Infectious Diseases forwarded | 1372 |
| No. of Statutory Notices requiring disinfection | 1372 |
| No. of Certificates of disinfection completed by Sanitary Authority | 1179 |
| No. of Certificates of Infectious Disease sent to School Teachers | 1407 |
| No. of Intimation Notices issued | 3990 |
| No. of Statutory Notices of intention to proceed served | 969 |
| No. of Statutory Notices requiring stripping for vermin | 63 |
| No. of Statutory Notices requiring purification of articles | 0 |
| No. of Warning Notices of intention to summons sent | 79 |
| No. of Summonses Applied for | 61 |
| No. of Hearings and Adjournments | 51 |
| No. of Meetings of Council | 16 |
| No. of Meetings of Public Health Committee and Sub-Committees held | 72 |
STAFF.
On the Clerical Staff, Mr. H. E. Read was transferred to the Works
Department, Mr. Samuel May promoted to his place, and Mr. R. W. Harmer
appointed to the place caused by the promotion.
On the Inspectorial Staff, on the 7th March, 1906, the Borough Council had
resolved that the Special Inspector cease to inspect disinfected rooms, and that
the District Inspectors undertake this duty. That the Special Inspector
continue to superintend the Disinfecting Station, Contact Shelter, and Cleansing
Station, and that he be given a District (the Town Hall District) formed of
part of Wards 3 and 6 in which to carry out the duties of District Inspector
and Food Inspector, and that it be also his duty to accompany other Inspectors
where confirmation of a drain test is necessary. On the 17th July, 1907, the
Borough Council resolved to relieve the Special Inspector of the supervision of
the Disinfecting Station and created the Senior Disinfector Foreman of the
Disinfecting and Cleansing Station. On the 18th December, 1907, the Special
Inspectors' District was extended to include the whole of the College and
Oakley Square Sub-Divisions (E 3, and 4) in which to carry out duties as Food
Inspector and District Inspector.
On the 31st July, 1907, the Borough Council resolved to dismiss a District
Inspector for neglect of duty, &c., and on the 18th September, 1907, the Borough
Council resolved not to appoint a Sanitary Inspector to fill the vacancy created.