Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Of these inspections, 36,702 were made by the District Sanitary Inspectors, 7,494 by
the Sanitary Inspectors of Food and Food places, 3,567 by the Sanitary Inspector of
Factories and Workshops, and 18,778 by the Women Sanitary Inspectors and Health
Visitors.
The inspections made by each individual Inspector and Visitor are shown in Tables
10 and 11, on pages 117 and 118.
The work of the various classes of Inspectors and Visitors is set out in Tables 7, 8 and
9, on pages 113, 114 and 116.
The inspections dealt with above are exclusive of the visits made by the Council's
stall at the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres (see page 27), and by the staff of the
Tuberculosis Dispensaries (see page 61); nor do they include the work of the disinfecting
staff (see page 74).
Notices served and result of serevice.—3,762 intimation notices (comprising 7,876 items)
were served by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1925. These were made up as follows:—
The following table summarises the work of the Inspectors during each of the past 5 years:—
1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925† | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Inspections | 40526 | 40772 | 40437 | 38871 | 36702 |
8928 | 7798 | 6595 | 7941 | 7255 | |
Total Inspections | 6423 | 6909 | 7115 | 7369 | 7494 |
14 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
Total Inspections | 3430 | 3225 | 3144 | 3606 | 3567 |
622 | 512 | 434 | 471 | 611 | |
19289 | 19911 | 15468 | 18731 | 18778 |
* One additional district Inspector since October 21st, 1925.
† 2 Inspectors absent on account of illness for 35 weeks.
—
District
Inspectors.
Factory
and
Workshop
Inspector.
Food
Inspectors.
Women
Inspectors.
Total.
In respect of Nuisances 5498 1 2 — 5501
In respect of the Tenement House
By-laws
398 — — — 398
In respect of Breaches of Statutes in
Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
— 610 — — 610
In respect of other Breaches of
Statutes and By-laws
1359 — 8 — 1367
Totals 7255 611 10 — 7876
These intimations are classified in Tables 12, 13, 14 and 15, on pages 119 and
120.
1,282 Statutory notices (comprising 2,084 items) were served during 1925 and the
early part of 1926, following non-compliance with these intimation notices. These are also
classified in Tables 12, 13, 14 and 15, on pages 119 and 120.