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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Table No. 7.
| DUTIES AND PREMISES. | RACKHAM. | Lonnon. | Brown. | Dillon. | Walker. | James. | Adkins | Akers. | Jaffa. | Capel. | Nixon. | West. | Thompson. | Totals. | ||||||||||||||
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| Inspec tions. | Re-inspec-tions. | Inspactions. | Re-inspec-tions. | inspections. | Re-inspec-tions. | inspections. | Re-inspec-tions. | inspections. | Re-mspec-tions. | Inspec-tions. | Re-inspec-tions. | Inspections. | Re-inspec-tions. | Inspections. | Re-inspec-tions. | Inspections. | Re-inspections. | Inspections. | Re-inspec-tions. | Inspec- tions. | Re-inspec-tions. | Inspections. | Re-inspec-tions. | Inspections. | Re-inspections. | Inspections. | Re-inspections. | |
| District Inspectors. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | 1 | 90 | 296 | 67 | 304 | 95 | 16 | 32 | 30 | 92 | 248 | 134 | 348 | 58 | 229 | 78 | 103 | 130 | 416 | 76 | 122 | 83 | 158 | - | - | 978 | 2271 | |
| Upon Complaint (whole house inspected) | 5 | — | 10 | 189 | 44 | 375 | 141 | 88 | 32 | 9 | 43 | 211 | 108 | 502 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 120 | 583 | 76 | 329 | 38 | 107 | — | — | 635 | 2407 |
| Registered tenement houses (as such) | 4 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 277 | 81 | 412 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 190 | 24 | 157 | — | — | 207 | 1036 |
| Housing Act, 1925 | - | - | — | — | 124 | 625 | 59 | 491 | - | 42 | 85 | 438 | 2 | 49 | 107 | 516 | 11 | 9 | 87 | 520 | 158 | 189 | 75 | 540 | — | — | 708 | 3419 |
| Houses let in lodgings (By-laws) | 71 | 260 | — | — | 53 | 138 | 125 | 171 | 107 | 787 | 219 | 750 | 24 | 5 | - | - | 31 | 160 | 18 | 55 | 36 | 225 | 37 | 275 | — | — | 721 | 2826 |
| Other house to house inspections | - | - | — | — | — | - | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | - | - | — | — | 15 | 40 |
| Complaints (not involving the complete inspection of a dwelling house) | 145 | 640 | 287 | 904 | 168 | 524 | 200 | 601 | 229 | 912 | 250 | 556 | 178 | 420 | 252 | 524 | 359 | 439 | 179 | 285 | 253 | 415 | 325 | 920 | - | - | 2825 | 7140 |
| Drainage— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under notice. Plans, supervision, &c. | 5 | 226 | 56 | 350 | 45 | 498 | 137 | 772 | 5 | 61 | 25 | 357 | 52 | 566 | 93 | 238 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 270 | 11 | 418 | 25 | 605 | — | — | 485 | 4384 |
| Voluntary. Do. do. | 26 | 288 | 94 | 456 | 44 | 275 | 6 | 211 | 22 | 259 | 27 | 203 | 105 | 387 | 525 | — | 176 | 848 | 53 | 195 | 31 | 368 | 39 | 178 | — | — | 1148 | 3668 |
| New Buildings. Do. do. | 2 | 1016 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 165 | 8 | 61 | - | 6 | - | - | 34 | - | - | - | 14 | 150 | 1 | 569 | - | - | - | - | 73 | 199 |
| Yards of Mews and Stables | 299 | - | 540 | - | 246 | 2 | 202 | 2 | 440 | 5 | 232 | — | 253 | 3 | 433 | — | 926 | 24 | 465 | 6 | 457 | 12 | 239 | 5 | - | - | 4732 | 59 |
| Smoke Shafts observed | 1 | — | - | — | - | — | 6 | 1 | 71 | — | 9 | — | 12 | 3 | — | — | 135 | - | 18 | 6 | 22 | 4 | - | - | — | — | 274 | 14 |
| Regulated Trades— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Offensive trades | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 71 | - |
| Rag and bone dealers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - |
| Other effluvia businesses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - |
| Inspection of Market Streets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Visits to closed underground rooms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Infectious Diseases. Inquiry, removal, disinfection, &c, | 70 | 4 | 134 | 7 | 107 | 9 | 93 | 3 | 115 | 9 | 126 | 2 | 172 | 121 | — | 135 | — | 196 | — | 109 | 11 | 103 | 11 | — | — | 1481 | 62 | |
| Bakehouses— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Workshop | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 163 | 142 | 170 | 142 |
| Factory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 162 | 168 | 162 | 168 |
| Restaurant kitchens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 63 | 138 | 63 | 138 |
| Laundries— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Workshop | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Factory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 28 | 3 | 28 |
| Other Factories | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 213 | 522 | 214 | 525 |
| Other Workshops | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 371 | 669 | 374 | 669 |
| Other Workplaces | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91 | 138 | 91 | 138 |
| Other Duties | 10 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | - | 40 | 3 | 9 | — | 16 | 2 | 22 | - | 16 | - | 29 | 8 | 14 | - | 19 | 5 | 70 | 7 | - | - | 253 | 27 |
| Totals | 681 | 2437 | 1233 | 2224 | 900 | 2752 | 1117 | 2534 | 1120 | 2452 | 1205 | 3185 | 1069 | 2310 | 1675 | 1517 | 1961 | 1618 | 1310 | 2495 | 1299 | 2857 | 1061 | 2966 | 1068 | 1805 | 15699 | 31152 |