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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 1930
[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 1930.
| Rackhau. | Lonnon. | Brown. | Walkkr. | James. | Adkins. | Akers. | Jaffa. | Capel. | Nixon. | West. | Winchester | Thompson.* | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints received, 3,155. | |||||||||||||||
| Complaints Investigated. Whole house inspected | 6 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 80 | 64 | 1 | 74 | 9 | 25 | 3 | — | 327 | |
| „ Part of house inspected | 205 | 379 | 288 | 417 | 264 | 217 | 152 | 543 | 182 | 223 | 3'4 | 357 | — | 3541 | |
| ,, Use-inspections | 1129 | 647 | 1544 | 950 | 1163 | 697 | 660 | 781 | 1134 | 922 | 1687 | 1200 | 12514 | ||
| Infectious Diseases | Investigations and inspections . | 373 | 765 | 137 | 409 | 401 | 547 | 702 | 695 | 447 | 337 | 351 | 247 | — | 5711 |
| Re-inspections | 3 | 596 | 503 | 236 | 778 | 309 | 159 | 33 | 698 | 369 | 417 | 723 | — | 4821 | |
| Smoke Observations | 8 | 21 | _ | 49 | 5 | 37 | 15 | 155 | 58 | 22 | — | 1 | — | 37' | |
| Offensive or Regulated Trades | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | —. | — | — | 39 | |
| Mews and Stable Yards—Number inspected | 281 | 515 | 262 | 336 | 329 | 200 | 496 | 455 | 332 | 455 | 195 | 265 | — | 4211 | |
| Verminous Persons .. .. | — | — | — | _ | — | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | 26 | — | 38 | |
| Other Inspections and Re-inspections | 43 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 99 | 17 | 63 | 94 | 44 | 20 | 206 | — | 635 | |
| Number of Houses Inspected | Primary Inspections | — | — | 15 | 102 | 166 | 22 | — | 18 | 49 | '5 | 22 | 45 | — | 454 |
| Re-inspections | — | 60 | 428 | 331 | 535 | 34 | 15 | 21 | 112 | 8 | 40 | 13 | — | 1397 | |
| Underground rooms | 145 | 168 | 46 | 62 | 90 | 84 | 70 | 281 | 77 | 124 | 216 | 75 | 63 | 1501 | |
| Number of Tenements Inspected | Primary Inspections | — | – | — | 71 | 193 | 15 | — | — | 47 | 31 | 20 | 49 | — | 426 |
| Re-inspections | — | – | — | 375 | 1123 | 3 | — | 5 | 226 | 578 | 191 | 431 | — | 2932 | |
| (a) Under Notice, Plans, Supervision, etc. | 70 | 327 | 259 | 51 | 91 | 363 | 374 | 187 | 208 | 384 | 449 | 597 | — | 3380 | |
| 673 | 672 | 306 | 641 | 242 | 1162 | 996 | 950 | 427 | 232 | 262 | 251 | — | 6814 | ||
| 62 | 34 | 4 | 182 | 56 | 27 | 353 | — | 86 | 405 | 97 | 222 | — | 1528 | ||
| Attendances at Police Court, etc. | – | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | — | 36 | |
| Rent Restrictions Acts | 8 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 15 | 10 | - | 40 | 3 | — | 144 | ||
| Totals | 3006 | 4211 | 4137 | 4247 | 5309 | 4016 | 4090 | 4244 | 42666 | 4159 | 4353 | 4719 | 63 | 50820 | |
| Notices served;— | |||||||||||||||
| Intimations | 194 | 149 | 385 | 302 | 482 | 244 | 168 | 332 | 362 | 234 | 329 | 439 | — | 3720 | |
| R.R.A. | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | 29 | ||
| Totals | 196 | 252 | 391 | 302 | 482 | 248 | 173 | 532 | 368 | 234 | 332 | 439 | — | 3749 | |
* Set also Table No, 8 on page 114.