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St Pancras 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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On the 10th May, 1899 (p. 804), the Vestry resolved to appoint permanently
two additional Sanitary Inspectors to inspect Foods and Food Places and to
sample Foods and Drugs, the one in the North and East Divisions, and the
other in the West and South Divisions.
On the 19th July, 1899 (p. 79), the Vestry resolved to appoint temporarily
two Sanitary Inspectors to carry out house to house inspection. These
appointments lapsed.
On the 19th December, 1900 (p. 224), the Borough Council resolved to
appoint permanently two additional Sanitary Inspectors to inspect Tenement
Houses. The one was allotted the North and East Divisions, the other the
West and South Divisions of the Borough.
On the 25th September, 1901 (p. 486), the Borough Council resolved to
appoint temporarily four Sanitary Inspectors. The temporary Inspectors were
re-appointed from time to time.
On the 6th November, 1901 (p. 696), the Borough Council resolved that one
of the Inspectors should act temporarily as a Special Inspector to supervise
the Disinfectors, the Temporary Inspectors, the Tenement House Inspectors,
and the District Inspectors, the Food and Workshops Inspectors not to be
included in the arrangement. The Food Inspector for the North and East
was made Special Inspector, the District Inspector for Ward 8 was made Food
Inspector for the North and East, the Tenement House Inspector for West and
South was made District Inspector for Ward 8, and one of the Temporary
Inspectors was made Tenement House Inspector for West and South.
During 1902 the four Temporary Inspectors were re-appointed from time to
time. One was acting as Tenement House Inspector for the West and South
Divisions, and the other three were engaged in carrying out duties for the
mensuration and registration of tenement houses. Two of these appointments
lapsed.
On the 26th November, 1902 (p. 691), the Borough Council resolved to
appoint permanently two of the Sanitary Inspectors appointed temporarily.
During 1903 there were 8 District Inspectors, 1 for each Ward; 1 Special
Inspector; 3 Tenement House Inspectors, 1 for the North, 1 for the South,
and 1 for the East and West Divisions of the Borough; 2 Workshop
Inspectors, 1 man for the workmen of the whole Borough, and 1 woman for
the women of the whole Borough; and 2 Food Inspectors, 1 for the North and
East Divisions, and 1 for the West and South Divisions of the Borough.
On the 27th July, 1904 (p. 159) the Borough Council resolved to appoint
temporarily an additional Woman Inspector. The Woman Inspector was
re-appointed temporarily from time to time.
On the 11th October, 1905 (p. 508), the Borough Council resolved to
appoint the temporary Woman Inspector permanently.
At the commencement of .1905, the number of Sanitary Inspectors was 17,
and in accordance with resolutions of the Borough Council passed on the 2nd
November, 1904 (p. 635), the Inspector of Workshops (men), and the 3
Inspectors of Tenement Houses were made District Inspectors, and the