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St Pancras 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of Work carried out by District Inspectors for the year 1937.
| Complaints received, 3,428. Visits in respect of:— | Brown. | Walker.* | jaues. | Akers. | Capel.‡ | Jaffa. | Thomas. | west.† | Hoare. | Winchester | Hague. | Mansfield. | Warren. | Dykes. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Complaint | Whole house inspected | 1 | — | 19 | 25 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 108 | |
| Do. Re-inspections | 23 | — | 65 | 84 | 3 | — | 19 | 1 | 30 | — | 47 | 11 | 4 | 75 | 362 | ||
| Part of house inspected | 443 | — | 285 | 232 | 83 | 603 | 314 | 248 | 47 | 400 | 297 | 256 | 380 | 284 | 3872 | ||
| Do. Re-inspections | 1610 | — | 852 | 391 | 175 | 1021 | 574 | 773 | 449 | 1075 | 800 | 411 | 661 | 682 | 9474 | ||
| Infectious Diseases | Investigations | 158 | — | 123 | 77 | 52 | 271 | 116 | 89 | 11 | 165 | 194 | 227 | 174 | 111 | 1768 | |
| Inspections.. | 70 | — | 69 | 25 | 5 | 87 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 82 | 54 | 15 | 101 | 21 | 587 | ||
| Re-inspections | 427 | — | 333 | 177 | 39 | 26 | 163 | 119 | 4 | 236 | 239 | 56 | 145 | 63 | 2027 | ||
| Smoke Observations | 4 | — | 11 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 16 | 38 | 262 | ||
| Offensive or Regulated Trades | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 37 | 16 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 75 | ||
| Mews and Stable Yards | 287 | — | 419 | 406 | 57 | 267 | 160 | 183 | 102 | 346 | 282 | 403 | 371 | 184 | 3467 | ||
| Shops Act | First Inspections | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 103 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 116 | |
| Subsequent do. | — | — | 127 | — | — | — | 5 | 211 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 406 | ||
| Verminous Persons | — | — | — | 12 | — | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 75 | ||
| Pharmacy and Poisons Act | First Inspections | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Subsequent do. | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Other Inspections | 74 | — | 73 | 57 | 43 | 248 | 249 | 19 | 64 | 345 | 136 | 90 | 290 | 68 | 1756 | ||
| Housing Acts and Regulations | Inspections | — | 341 | 106 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 2 | 25 | 12 | 516 | |
| Re-inspections | 2 | 2175 | 264 | — | 9 | 4 | 76 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 70 | 2663 | ||
| Houses let in Lodgings | Inspections | — | — | 81 | — | 4 | 15 | 28 | — | — | 26 | — | — | 23 | 31 | 208 | |
| Re-inspections | 4 | — | 372 | — | 22 | 21 | 115 | — | — | 68 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 179 | 832 | ||
| Underground Rooms | 106 | — | 72 | 258 | 51 | 172 | 233 | 36 | 3 | 592 | 411 | 433 | 198 | 51 | 2616 | ||
| Drainage | (a) Under Notice | 184 | — | 354 | 438 | 25 | 181 | 130 | 93 | — | 63 | 392 | 299 | 327 | 145 | 2631 | |
| (b) Voluntary | 548 | — | 998 | 817 | 106 | 430 | 533 | 838 | 232 | 465 | 421 | 906 | 906 | 571 | 7771 | ||
| (c) New Buildings | 15 | — | — | 517 | 129 | 215 | 221 | 80 | 7 | 260 | 449 | 326 | 252 | 515 | 2786 | ||
| Attendances at Police Court | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 10 | 30 | ||
| Rent Restrictions Acts | 13 | — | 10 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 35 | ||
| Food and Food Places | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | 101 | — | 281 | ||
| Canal Boats Acts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | ||
| Totals | 3970 | 2516 | 4644 | 3356 | 918 | 3611 | 3047 | 2898 | 1040 | 4227 | 3789 | 3523 | 4049 | 3152 | 44740 | ||
| Notices served:— Intimations | 391 | — | 277 | 132 | 63 | 318 | 274 | 196 | 53 | 425 | 193 | 190 | 302 | 272 | 3086 | ||
| Rent Restrictions Acts | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | ||
| Totals | 393 | - | 277 | - | 63 | 318 | 274 | 196 | 53 | 427 | 193 | 190 | 303 | 272 | 3092 | ||
* Housing Inspector.
t Retired 30th September. Duties taken over by Mr. Hoare.
J Appointed Food Inspector in April. Duties as District Inspector taken over by Mr. Thomas.