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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. 8.
Report of Work carried out by the Factory and Workshop and Women Inspectors
during the year 1927.
| Inspections and Re-Inspections | Thompson. | Bibby. | Smith. | Hunter. | Anderson. | Blaxland. | Camman. | Holland. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories (including factory laundries and bakehouses) | 1552 | 161 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 25 | 1 | 1744 |
| Workshops (including workshop laundries and bakehouses) | 1654 | 452 | 132 | 47 | 36 | 19 | 382 | 22 | 2744 |
| Workplaces (including Restaurant kitchens) | 415 | 15 | 75 | 66 | 64 | 42 | 106 | 112 | 895 |
| Outworkers' premises | — | 2 | 222 | 70 | 91 | 74 | 338 | 132 | 929 |
| Measles | - | — | 120 | 146 | 187 | 94 | 117 | 105 | 769 |
| German Measles | — | — | 13 | 45 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 109 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | 60 | 316 | 212 | 83 | 52 | 295 | 1018 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | 40 | 33 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 240 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 52 |
| ,, Pyrexia | — | — | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 69 |
| Tuberculosis | — | 2 | 1330 | 1256 | 1149 | 2036 | 1426 | 1865 | 9064 |
| Other diseases | — | - | 241 | 590 | 1137 | 224 | 252 | 355 | 2799 |
| Infectious Disease (after care) | - | — | 205 | 318 | 226 | 117 | 672 | 413 | 1951 |
| Milk Enquiries | — | 201 | 50 | 23 | 51 | 35 | 76 | 40 | 476 |
| Assisting at Centres | — | - | 98 | 68 | 20 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 250 |
| Attendance at Tuberculosis Dispensary | — | 3 | 127 | 108 | 91 | 144 | 117 | 109 | 699 |
| Hospitals or other Institutions | - | 88 | 302 | 21 | 9 | 88 | 52 | 89 | 649 |
| Verminous Persons | - | — | 184 | 160 | 242 | 206 | 157 | 273 | 1222 |
| Other Visits | — | 9 | 143 | 130 | 79 | 350 | 213 | 232 | 1156 |
| Totals | 3621 | 933 | 3365 | 3412 | 3685 | 3624 | 4070 | 4125 | 26835 |
| Notices served relating to:— | |||||||||
| Factories | 152 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 153 |
| Workshops | 110 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 113 |
| Workplaces | 23 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| Others | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 285 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 291 |