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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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ECONOMIC CONDITIONS.
that this is a result of the persistent economic depression. The amount of out-relief granted during the past six years is indicated in the following table (kindly supplied by Mr. Bernard Chapman, Clerk to the St. Pancras Guardians), which gives for half-yearly periods the amount spent in outdoor relief and the numbers chargeable in this respect in the middle week of each half-year:—
| Half-Year ending | Amount spent in the half-year. | Numbers chargeable in the middle week of the half-year/- |
|---|---|---|
| 1,660 | ||
The table illustrates the great increase in outdoor relief which has been found necessary to deal with unemployment in 1920-22. The same increase is not shown in the number of inmates of the workhouse, particulars of which are given in the following table, also supplied by Mr. Chapman :—
| Date. | Numbers chargeable in St. Pancras House. |
|---|---|
| July 1st, 1917 | 1,074 |
| January 1st, 1918 | 1,058 |
| July 1st, 1918 | 1,027 |
| January 1st, 1919 | 913 |
| July 1st, 1919 | 877 |
| January 1st, 1920 | 902 |
| July 1st, 1920 | 908 |
| January 1st, 1921 | 982 |
| July 1st, 1921 | 974 |
| January 1st. 1922 | 1,069 |
| July 1st, 1922 | 1,099 |
| January 1st, 1923 | 1,122 |