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St Pancras 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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SECTION 4.
Sanitary Circumstances of the Area.
| Complaints received, 5,689 | Dykes | Engledow | Hague | Kirby | Lloyd | Shackcloth | Thomas | Trevethick | Williams | Winchester | Woolvin | Wilby | Willett | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On complaint— | ||||||||||||||
| Whole house inspection | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Part of house inspection | 418 | 616 | 588 | 486 | 542 | 699 | 838 | 346 | 481 | 272 | 367 | 48 | 15 | 5,716 |
| Part of house re-inspection | 711 | 1,254 | 1,078 | 743 | 1,254 | 1,479 | 1,552 | 354 | 452 | 420 | 1,564 | 26 | 27 | 10,944 |
| Infectious diseases— | ||||||||||||||
| Investigations | 58 | 53 | 98 | 52 | 36 | 107 | 168 | 64 | 24 | 26 | 80 | 3 | 7 | 776 |
| Inspections | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 9 |
| Reinspections | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 33 |
| Smoke observations | — | — | 42 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | 55 |
| Mews and stable yards | 4 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 39 |
| Protection of Food By-laws | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Pharmacy and Poisons Act— | ||||||||||||||
| First inspections | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 32 | |
| Subsequent inspections | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 |
| Verminous persons | — | — | 14 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| Housing applications | 64 | . 141 | 65 | — | 147 | 149 | 101 | — | 35 | 49 | — | 1 | — | 752 |
| Other inspections | 100 | 341 | 193 | 445 | 398 | 318 | 264 | 586 | 786 | 83 | 357 | — | 11 | 3,882 |
| Housing Acts and Regulations— | ||||||||||||||
| Inspections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Re-inspections | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Houses let in lodgings | ||||||||||||||
| Inspections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Re-inspections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Overcrowding Regulations— | ||||||||||||||
| Inspections | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 19 |
| Re-inspections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Underground rooms | 1 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | 66 |
| Drainage— | 1,135 | |||||||||||||
| Under notice | 47 | 40 | 181 | 51 | 74 | 30 | 68 | 24 | 505 | 6 | 109 | — | — | |
| Voluntary | 190 | 387 | 563 | 611 | 474 | 146 | 184 | 54 | 275 | 109 | 545 | — | — | 3,538 |
| New Buildings | 92 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 28 | 38 | 53 | 95 | 16 | — | 7 | — | — | 373 |
| Police Court attendances | 22 | 5 | 3 | 7 | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 57 | ||
| Rent Restrictions Acts | 48 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 7 | 20 | 2 | 11 | — | — | 97 | ||
| Ineffective visits | 180 | 162 | — | — | 135 | 245 | 171 | — | 81 | — | — | 17 | 10 | 1,001 |
| Special Social Survey | — | — | 174 | 136 | 212 | — | 110 | 113 | 169 | — | 100 | — | — | 1,014 |
| Totals | 1,941 | 3,061 | 3,023 | 2,566 | 3,310 | 3,286 | 3,545 | 1,662 | 2,833 | 985 | 3,169 | 96 | 101 | 29,578 |
| Notices served— | ||||||||||||||
| Rent Acts | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 52 |
| Others | 402 | 593 | 481 | 331 | 440 | 516 | 702 | 267 | 186 | 224 | 258 | 25 | 10 | 4,435 |
* Housing Inspector.
Engledow
Shackcloth
commenced
1st March.
Trevethick resigned 31st July.
Lloyd resigned 7th December.
Wilby
Willett
commenced
9th December.
(7090)
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