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St Pancras 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Economic Conditions.
The amount of out-relief granted during the past 8 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 on out door relief, and the number 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | |||
| Michaelmas, 1917 | 3079 | 871 | |
| Lady day, 1918 | 3382 | 852 | |
| Michaelmas, 1918 | 3461 | 771 | |
| Lady day, 1919 | 3814 | 754 | |
| Michaelmas, 1919 | 4557 | 823 | |
| Lady day, 1920 | 6146 | 899 | |
| Michaelmas, 1920 | 8161 | 1079 | |
| Lady day, 1921 | 13081 | 1660 | |
| Michaelmas, 1921 | 21400 | 3529 | |
| Lady day, 1922 | 40081 | 6429 | |
| Michaelmas, 1922 | 34591 | 6325 | |
| Lady day, 1923 | 34193 | 6425 | |
| Michaelmas, 1923 | 28312 | 5489 | |
| Lady day, 1924 | 31690 | 5290 | |
| Michaelmas, 1924 | 26607 | 4723 | |
| Lady day, 1925 | 26766 | 4319 | |
For purposes of comparison, the number of inmates of the House are given below, the
figures being also supplied by Mr. Chapman.
Date. Numbers chargeable in
St. Pancras House.
July 1st, 1917 1074
January 1st, 1918 1058
July 1st, 1918 1027
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 1069
July 1st, 1922 1099
January 1st, 1923 1122
July 1st, 1923 1045
January 1st, 1924 1173
July let, 1924 1029
January 1st, 1925 1146
Hospital Accommodation.
With the exception of the two hospitals of the St. Pancras Guardians, the use of the
hospitals in St. Pancras is by no means confined to the residents in the Borough. They are
rather London than St. Pancras institutions, especially on the in-patient side, and many of them
receive patients even from beyond the metropolis. On the other hand, hospitals outside of the
Borough are largely used by St. Pancras residents.