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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 1931
[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 1931.
| Rackham. | Lonnon. | Brown. | Walker. | James. | Adkins. | Akess. | Jaffa. | Capel. | Nixon. | West. | Winchesterj | Thompson.* | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints received, 3,426. | |||||||||||||||
| Complaints Investigated. Whole house inspected | — | 5 | 56 | 27 | 12 | 86 | 49 | 23 | 90 | 26 | 19 | — | — | 393 | |
| „ Part of house inspected | 99 | 401 | 313 | 398 | 235 | 223 | 165 | 343 | 212 | 215 | 330 | 485 | — | 3419 | |
| ,, Re-inspections | 1082 | 620 | 1660 | 1175 | 878 | 736 | 574 | 820 | 1274 | 1012 | 13 19 | 1716 | — | 12866 | |
| Infectious Diseases | Investigations and inspections | 238 | 351 | '99 | 231 | 191 | 239 | 148 | 174 | 206 | 208 | 149 | 158 | — | 2492 |
| Re-inspections | 1 | 521 | 334 | 7 | 215 | 138 | 138 | 6 | 227 | 50 | 119 | 37 | — | 1793 | |
| Smoke Observations | — | 18 | — | 96 | 7 | 87 | 12 | 148 | 105 | 27 | 17 | 23 | — | 540 | |
| Offensive or Regulated Trades | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 31 | — | — | 50 | |
| Mews and Stable Yards—Number inspected | 317 | 416 | 275 | 386 | 309 | 287 | 483 | 282 | 346 | 472 | 277 | 345 | — | 4195 | |
| Verminous Persons | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 18 | — | 29 | |
| Other Inspections and Re-inspections | 131 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 84 | 20 | 168 | 148 | 12 | 20 | 274 | — | 960 | |
| Number of Houses Inspected | Primary Inspections | — | — | 63 | 26 | 140 | 29 | — | 161 | 57 | 15 | 16 | 89 | — | 596 |
| Re-inspections | — | — | 337 | 78 | 273 | 93 | 3 | 677 | 250 | 33 | 22 | 68 | — | 1834 | |
| Underground rooms | 44 | 945 | 304 | 375 | 857 | 748 | 661 | 288 | 393 | 622 | 287 | 630 | 474 | 6628 | |
| Number of TenementsInspected | Primary Inspections | — | 1 | 30 | 107 | 208 | 3 | — | 71 | 40 | 61 | 2 | 52 | — | 575 |
| Re-inspections Drainage. | — | 1 | 173 | 325 | 1613 | 5 | — | 374 | 191 | 329 | 9 | 396 | — | 3416 | |
| (a) Under Notice, Plans, Supervision, etc. | 147 | 279 | 353 | 17 | 131 | 214 | 401 | no | 406 | 170 | 264 | 35° | — | 2842 | |
| 1069 | C92 | 205 | 845 | 106 | 1092 | 1152 | 150 | 387 | 244 | 594 | 116 | — | 6552 | ||
| (c) New Buildings, do. do. | 99 | 173 | 51 | 397 | 39 | 233 | 457 | 32 | 44 | 673 | 415 | 120 | — | 2733 | |
| Attendances at Police Court, etc. | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | — | 42 | |
| Rent Restrictions Acts | 13 | 7 | 16 | — | 38 | 37 | 11 | 31 | 16 | — | 3 | — | — | 172 | |
| Totals | 3247 | 43594393 | 45 7 | 5285 | 4341 | 4282 | 3865 | 4398 | 4173 | 3906 | 4887 | 474 | 52127 | ||
| Notices served:— | |||||||||||||||
| Intimations | 182 | 221 | 393 | 280 | 442 | 247 | 166 | 379 | 346 | 283 | 314 | 544 | — | 3797 | |
| R.R.A. | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | 38 | |
| Totals | 187 | 394 | 280 | 445 | 253 | 167 | 587 | 357 | 283 | 316 | 544 | — | 3835 | ||
*See also Table No. 8 on page 107.