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St Pancras 1938
[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 1938.
| Complaints received, 3,426. Visits in respect of:— | Brown. | Walker. | James. | Jaffa. | Winchester† | Hague. | Mansfield. | Warren. | Dykes. | Thomas. | Hoare. | woolvin. | Kirbv.‡ | Westripp.‡ | Totals. | ||
| On Complaint | Whole house inspected | — | — | 12 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 85 | |
| Do. Re-inspections | — | 8 | 54 | — | — | 10 | 27 | 1 | 100 | 82 | — | 98 | 15 | — | 395 | ||
| Part of house inspected | 418 | 20 | 350 | 580 | 313 | 280 | 284 | 366 | 290 | 351 | 367 | 298 | 60 | 44 | 4021 | ||
| Do. Re-inspections | 1527 | — | 718 | 734 | 668 | 902 | 455 | 645 | 673 | 709 | 701 | 756 | 85 | 142 | 8715 | ||
| Infectious Diseases | Investigations | 171 | 3 | '33 | 255 | 103 | 82 | 169 | 136 | 91 | 145 | 114 | 128 | 14 | 28 | 1572 | |
| Inspections.. | 75 | — | 49 | 69 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 72 | 24 | 27 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 423 | ||
| Re-inspections | 511 | 2 | 1384 | 21 | 211 | 126 | 39 | 150 | 74 | 194 | 9 | 206 | 22 | 2 | 1951 | ||
| Smoke Observations | 3 | — | 1 7 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 140 | ||
| Offensive or Regulated Trades | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | 61 | ||
| Mews and Stable Yards | 280 | — | 355 | 297 | 267 | 388 | 418 | 341 | 134 | 233 | 297 | 244 | 31 | 3285 | |||
| Shops Act | First Inspections | — | — | — | '4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | ||
| Subsequent do. | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 23 | ||
| Verminous Persons | — | — | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 10 | — | 4 | 14 | — | — | 63 | ||
| Pharmacy and Poisons Act | First Inspections | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | |
| Subsequent do. | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 15 | ||
| Other Inspections | 60 | — | 95 | 388 | 262 | 90 | 159 | 412 | 116 | 200 | 382 | 356 | 60 | 94 | 2674 | ||
| Housing Acts and Regulations | Inspections | — | 272 | 2 | 3 | 127 | 14 | — | 15 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 50 | 11 | — | 532 | |
| Re-inspections | — | 2555 | 107 | 13 | 273 | 120 | 8 | 33 | 103 | 39 | 10 | 108 | 7 | — | 3376 | ||
| Houses let in Lodgings | Inspections | — | — | 3 | 6 | 28 | — | — | 29 | 34 | 37 | 52 | 23 | — | 1 | 213 | |
| Re-inspections | — | — | 125 | 22 | 139 | — | — | 10 | 175 | 233 | 253 | 128 | — | — | 1085 | ||
| Underground Rooms | 244 | — | 495 | 536 | 990 | 637 | 982 | 340 | 293 | 71 3 | 302 | 911 | 36 | 87 | 6566 | ||
| Drainage | (a) Under Notice | 331 | — | 347 | 172 | 55 | 578 | 361 | 169 | 173 | 131 | 161 | 50 | 1 | 87 | 2616 | |
| (b) Voluntary | 368 | — | 858 | 504 | 394 | 396 | 666 | 1044 | 488 | 521 | 829 | 230 | 73 | 13 | 6384 | ||
| (c) New Buildings | 5 | 11 | 65 | 75 | 73 | 59 | 129 | 209 | 340 | 301 | 251 | 254 | 9 | 19 | 1800 | ||
| Attendances at Police Court | — | — | 8 | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 53 | ||
| Rent Restrictions Acts | 1 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | ||
| Canal Boats Acts | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| A.R.P. Premises Inspected | 16 | — | 58 | 19 | 9 | 71 | 47 | 8 | — | 53 | 87 | 18 | — | — | 386 | ||
| Other Visits | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 9 | ||
| Totals | 4010 | 2871 | 4250 | 3731 | 3974 | 3806 | 3799 | 4014 | 3167 | 4054 | 3901 | 3939 | 441 | 528 | 46485 | ||
| Notices served;— | |||||||||||||||||
| Intimations | 370 | — | 233 | 259 | 375 | 209 | 220 | 293 | 284 | 347 | 186 | 304 | 35 | 39 | 3154 | ||
| Rent Restrictions Acts | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | ||
| Totals | 371 | — | 236 | 260 | 376 | 209 | 220 | 293 | 284 | 348 | 186 | 305 | 35 | 39 | 3162 | ||
* Housing Inspector.
† Assistant Housing Inspector. Took over duties on 1st November,
‡ Took over duties on 1st November.