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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 7.
| DUTIES AND PREMISES. | Rackham. | Lonnon. | Brown.* | Dillon. | Walker. | James. | ADKINS.t | Akers. | Jaffa. | Capel. | Nixon. | wEST ‡ | Thompson. | Totals. | ||||||||||||||
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| inspections. | Re-inspec-tions. | Inspections. | Re-inspec-tions. | Inspections. | Re-inspec-tions. | Inspections. | Re-mspec-tions. | Inspections. | Re-inspec-tions. | Inspec- | tions. | Re-inspections. | Inspections. | Re-inspec-tions. | Inspections. | Re-inspec-tions. | Inspections. | Re-inspections. | Inspections. | Re-inspections. | Inspec-tions. | Re-inspections. | Inspections. | Re-inspec-tions. | Inspections. | Re-inspec-| tions. | Inspections. | Re-inspec-tions. | |
| District Inspectors. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| After Infectious Disease | 67 | — | 126 | 208 | 151 | 254 | 85 | 2S | 190 | 513 | 61 | 66 | 1 58 | 285 | 71 | 95 | 126 | 366 | 135 | 231 | 16 | 42 | — | — | 1381 | 2118 | ||
| Upon Complaint (whole house inspected) | 3 | — | 38 | 22 7 | 81 | 331 | 117 | 111 | 43 | 15 | 87 | 137 | 38 | 264 | 51 | 91 | 16 | 32 | 105 | 651 | 116 | 337 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 706 | 2194 |
| Registered tenement houses (as such) | 13 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 46 | 1 | — | 62 | 261 | — | — | — | — | 170 | 588 |
| Other inscribed dwellings (as such) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Housing Act, 1909: 17 (1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 468 | 59 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 133 | 585 |
| Housing Act, 1925 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | — | — | 13 | 22 | — | — | 19 | 25 | — | — | 70 | 73 |
| Other house to house inspections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 170 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 215 |
| Complaints (not involving the complete inspection of a dwelling house) | 109 | 570 | 452 | 561 | 277 | 532 | 215 | 632 | 299 | 1109 | 299 | 746 | 77 | 165 | 364 | 580 | 266 | 333 | 85 | 185 | 304 | 560 | 79 | 260 | — | — | 2826 | 6233 |
| Drainage— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under notice. Plans, supervision, &c. | 7 | 178 | 47 | 248 | 52 | 451 | 241 | 1350 | 4 | 237 | 47 | 605 | 8 | 95 | — | 312 | 10 | 73 | 35 | 597 | 38 | 561 | 9 | 137 | 1 | 2 | 499 | 4846 |
| Voluntary. Do. do. | 17 | 235 | 124 | 444 | 41 | 197 | 14 | 50 | 17 | 154 | 35 | 118 | 17 | 376 | 384 | 1 | 132 | 1057 | 33 | 167 | 13 | 179 | 14 | 86 | 5 | 18 | 846 | 3082 |
| New Buildings. Do. do. | 1 | 1427 | 39 | 180 | — | — | 8 | 340 | 2 | 219 | 8 | 19 | — | 3 | 36 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 2286 |
| Yards of Mews and Stables.. | 290 | — | 494 | — | 339 | 4 | 245 | 1 | 584 | — | 57 | — | 110 | — | 594 | — | 860 | — | 485 | 6 | 440 | 13 | 37 | — | — | — | 4533 | 24 |
| Smoke Shafts observed | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 5 | — | 19 | 2 | 5 | — | 129 | — | 44 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 7 |
| Regulated Trades— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Offensive trades | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — |
| Rag and bone dealers | — | — | 10 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 3 |
| Other effluvia businesses | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inspection of Market Streets | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — |
| Visits to closed underground rooms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Infectious Diseases. Inquiry, removal, disinfection, &c, | 113 | — | 222 | 9 | 225 | 24 | 196 | 14 | 219 | 21 | 169 | 13 | 83 | 11 | 244 | 1 | 120 | — | 193 | — | 145 | 25 | 30 | 8 | — | — | 1959 | 126 |
| Bakehouses— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Workshop | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 107 | 173 | 107 |
| Factory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | 117 | 136 | 117 |
| Restaurant Kitchens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 185 | 95 | 185 |
| Laundries— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Workshop | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | 15 | 5 |
| Factory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 3 | 18 |
| Other Factories | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | 647 | 234 | 647 |
| Other Workshops | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1176 | 398 | 1176 |
| Other Workplaces | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 142 | 83 | 142 |
| Other Duties | 11 | — | 123 | — | 27 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 86 | 1 | 63 | — | 34 | — | 22 | 34 | 93 | — | 71 | 51 | 24 | — | 6 | 1 | 508 | 87 | |
| Totals | 631 | 615 | 1723 | 187 | 1200 | 1797 | 1253 | 2540 | 1418 | 2358 | 1044 | 2265 | 481 | 982 | 1898 | 1277 | 1737 | 11670 | 1292 | 2263 | 1345 | 2246 | 239 | 560 | 1149 | 2418 | 15405 | 24864 |
* Absent ill 9 weeks.
† Absent ill 20 weeks.
‡ Part year only.