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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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Section IV.—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DISTRICT.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGH.
Inspections.—Altogether 70,817 inspections were made in 1922 by the staff of Inspectors
and Visitors. These consisted of 36,342 initial inspections and 34,475 re-inspections.
Of these inspections, 40,772 were made by the District Sanitary Inspectors, 6,909 by
the Sanitary Inspectors for Food and Food places, 3,225 by the Sanitary Inspector for Factories
and Workshops, and 19,911 by the Women Sanitary Inspectors and Health Visitors.
The inspections made by each individual Inspector and Visitor are shown in table 10,
on page 99.
The work of the various classes of Inspectors and Visitors is set out in tables 7, 8 and
9, on pages 95 to 98.
The inspections dealt with above are exclusive of the visits made by the Council's staff
at the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres (see page 20), and by the staff of the Tuberculosis
Dispensaries (see page 45); nor do they include the work of the disinfecting staff (see page 36).
| District Inspectors. | Factory and Workshop Inspector. | Food Inspectors. | Women Inspectors. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | |||||
| — | — | — | |||
| — | — | ||||
| ~ | |||||
| — |
These intimations are classified in tables 11, 12, 13 and 14, on pages 100 to 102.
1,486 Statutory notices (comprising 2,293 items) were served during 1922 and the early
part of 1923, following non-compliance with these intimation notices. These are also classified
in tables 11, 12, 13 and 14, on pages 100 to 102.
The following prosecutions were undertaken during the year in respect of general sanitary
work:—