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]
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Table No. 12. Intimations as to Breaches of By-laws and Breaches of Statutes served by the Sanitary Inspecter during 1915.
c | Registered Tenement Houses—Breaches of By-Laws, | Inspectors. | Mr. Rackham. | Mr. Brown. | Mr. Pottier. | Mr. Dillon. | Mr. James. | Mr. Akers. | Mr. Lonnon. | Mr. Adkins. | Mr. Holmes. | Mr. Walker. | Mr. Landen. | Mr. West. | Mr. Auger. | Mr. Child. | Miss Bibby. | Miss Smith. | Totals. |
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1 | Overcrowding | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | |
2 | Inadequate water supply | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
3 | Contaminated water supply | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
4 | Foul closet, basin or trap | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | - | — | — | 12 | |
5 | Want of means of ventilation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6 | Want of annual cleansing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | |
7 | Want of cleansing of the part or parts of premises used in common | 7 | — | 57 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 10 | 10 | 60 | 45 | — | 1 | - | — | — | 197 | |
8 | ,, ,, „ in sole use | 10 | — | 36 | — | 4 | 7 | — | 5 | 6 | 56 | 21 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 147 | |
9 | Want of cleansing of the room or part of the dwelling | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | |
10 | Animals improperly kept | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
11 | Other breaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Totals | 20 | — | 97 | — | 7 | 18 | — | 22 | 21 | 123 | 155 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 466 |
Table No. 13.
D | Factories, Workshops and Work Places-Breaches of Statutes. | Inspectors. | Mr. Rackham. | Mr. Brown. | Mr. Pottier. | Mr. Dillon. | Mr. James. | Mr. Akers. | Mr. Lonnon. | Mr. Adkins. | Mr. Holmes. | Mr. Walker. | Mr. Landen. | Mr. West. | Mr. Auger. | Mr. Child. | Miss Bibby. | Miss Smith. | Totals. |
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l | Want of cleanliness | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 157 | - | - | - | - | 157 | |
2 | Want of ventilation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
3 | Want of air space, overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
4 | Sanitary accommodation, absent or insufficient | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | 18 | |
5 | ,, ,, unsuitable or defective | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
6 | ,, ,, not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
7 | Want of drainage of floors | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
8 | Other nuisances | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 67 | - | - | - | - | 57 | |
9 | Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
10 | Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
11 | Failure as regards list of outworkers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
12 | Giving out work to be done in premises which are unwholesome | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
13 | ,, ,, ,, infected | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
14 | Allowing wearing apparel to be made in premises infected by scarlet fever or small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
15 | Other contraventions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
Totals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 259 |