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This is indicated by the facts that in the borough more than one-half (53"6 per cent.) of all private
families are living in tenements of only one or two rooms ; that 9,975 dwellings are occupied by
one family each, as compared with 14,685 dwellings which are occupied by more than one family ;
and that for the 56,653 private families in the borough there are only '24,660 structurally separate
houses or other dwellings. The evil conditions which result from the occupation by several
families of houses which have proper accommodation for one only have been dealt with at length
in former reports. The housing conditions in St. Pancras and other parts of the Metropolis
constitute a problem of the utmost gravity.
As my term of office as Medical Officer of Health of St. Pancras will come to an end in
June, 1923, I take this opportunity of recognising the unstinted support which I have received
during the past ten years from the members of the staff of the Public Health Department, the
other officers of the Council, and the voluntary workers associated with the various social agencies
in the borough which deal with maternity and child welfare and other problems of public health.
I offer my sincere thanks to all these, and also to the members of the Borough Council, who have
throughout shown me the greatest personal kindness.
I am, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,