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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 6.—Report of Work carried out by District Inspectors for the year 1927.
| Rackham. | Lonnon. | Brown. | Dillon. | Walkfr. | James. | Adkins. | Akfrs. | Jaffa. | Capel. | Nixon. | West. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints received, 2,707 | ||||||||||||||
| Complaints Investigated. Whole house inspected | 5 | 8 | 42 | — | 26 | 28 | 112 | 80 | 32 | 80 | 104 | 28 | 545 | |
| ,, Part of house inspected | 142 | 422 | 204 | — | 256 | 203 | 176 | 151 | 404 | 122 | 335 | 313 | 2728 | |
| ,, Re-inspections | 639 | 828 | 1021 | — | 590 | 831 | 701 | 715 | 751 | 794 | 1367 | 1241 | 9478 | |
| Infectious Diseases | Investigations and inspections | 136 | 278 | 185 | — | 135 | 191 | 390 | 146 | 153 | 331 | 269 | 201 | 2415 |
| Re-inspections | 29 | 521 | 290 | — | 37 | 215 | 315 | 144 | 51 | 438 | 155 | 159 | 2354 | |
| Smoke Observations | 2 | — | 2 | — | 60 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 118 | 20 | 6 | - | 255 | |
| Offensive or Regulated Trades | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 46 | — | 1 | - | 48 | |
| Mews and Stable Yards—Number Inspected | 284 | 532 | 236 | — | l65 | 291 | 233 | 431 | 716 | 406 | 409 | 233 | 4236 | |
| Other Inspections 3nd Re-inspections | 70 | 17 | 7 | — | 19 | 41 | 131 | 11 | 18 | 144 | 16 | 80 | 554 | |
| Housing Acts and Regulations, 1925. | ||||||||||||||
| Number of Houses Inspected | Primary Inspections | 1 | 2 | 21 | — | 15 | 19 | 28 | 50 | 31 | 103 | — | 40 | 310 |
| Re-inspections | 2 | 9 | 226 | — | 185 | 45 | 79 | 323 | 80 | 488 | 110 | 197 | 1744 | |
| Underground rooms illegally occupied | Inspections | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Re-inspections | - | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | 9 | — | 3 | 12 | — | 25 | |
| Houses let in Lodgings (Bye-laws, Sec. 6). | ||||||||||||||
| Number of Tenements Inspectsd | Primary Inspections | — | 7 | 115 | — | 164 | 240 | 22 | 69 | 4 | 51 | 16 | 50 | 738 |
| Re-inspections | — | 5 | 597 | — | 1293 | 1586 | 4 | 365 | 26 | 191 | 141 | 297 | 4505 | |
| Drainage. | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Under Notice, Plans, Supervision, etc. | 260 | 321 | 309 | — | 130 | 292 | 497 | 306 | 159 | 317 | 412 | 567 | 3570 | |
| (b) Voluntary, do. do. | 300 | 673 | 379 | — | 272 | 141 | 882 | 694 | 964 | 271 | 328 | 496 | 5400 | |
| (c) New Buildings do. do. | 1457 | 123 | 2 | — | 225 | 81 | - | 40 | — | 172 | 410 | — | 2510 | |
| (d) Tested after Infectious Disease, 607. | ||||||||||||||
| Attendances at Police Court, etc. | 5 | — | 8 | — | 5 | 19 | — | 10 | — | 6 | — | 13 | 66 | |
| Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Acts. | ||||||||||||||
| Inspections | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 35 | |
| Re-inspections | — | — | 15 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - | 2 | 46 | |
| Totals | 3334 | 3754 | 3664 | — | 3877 | 4251 | 3605 | 3555 | 3568 | 3944 | 4093 | 3919 | 41564 | |
| Notices served;— | ||||||||||||||
| Intimations | 141 | 230 | 323 | — | 268 | 476 | 281 | 328 | 252 | 356 | 401 | 358 | 3414 | |
| R.R.A, (Tenants) | 1 | 8 | 4 | - | — | 1 | — | - | — | 5 | 11 | 2 | 35 | |
| Do. Release (Owners) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 4 | 4 | — | 9 | |
| Totals | 142 | 238 | 327 | — | 268 | 477 | 281 | 332 | 252 | 365 | 416 | 360 | 3458 | |
Note.—Inspector Dillon absent throughout the year owing to a fractured leg.