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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Housing.
| Year. | By St. Pancras Borough Council. | By London County Council. | By Commissioners of Crown Lands. | By Private Enterprise. | Annual Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — | _ |
| 1921 | 12 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 1922 | 257 | — | — | — | 257 |
| 1923 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 |
| 1924 | — | — | — | 108 | 108 |
| 1925 | — | — | — | 151 | 151 |
| 1926 | — | — | — | 50 | 50 |
| 1927 | — | — | — | 295 | 295 |
| 1928 | 44 | — | — | 254 | 298 |
| 1929 | 44 | 60 | — | 258 | 362 |
| 1930 | 58 | 66 | — | 50 | 174 |
| 1931 | — | 69 | — | 30 | 99 |
| 1932 | 22 | 52 | 166 | 60 | 300 |
| 1933 | — | — | 80 | 167 | 247 |
| 1934 | 64 | 63 | 98 | 258 | 483 |
| 1935 | — | 61 | 83 | 341 | 485 |
| 1936 | 44 | — | — | 257 | 301 |
| 1937 | 111 | 108 | 128 | 181 | 528 |
| 1938 | 153 | 35 | 22 | 119 | 329 |
| 1939 | 234 | — | — | 57 | 291 |
| Totals erected between the wars | 1,043 | 514 | 577 | 2,648 | 4,782 |
| 1948 | 134 | 20 | _ | 15 | 169 |
| 1949 | 372 | 55 | — | 18 |
Requests were received from the London County Council during 1949 for confirmation
of statutory overcrowding in respect of 848 applications for re-housing. Inspections were
made by the Council's Sanitary Inspectors and the prescribed forms forwarded to the London
County Council in respect of these cases.
The following shows the categorical placings of the 9,991 families on the Borough Council's housing waiting list:—
| Urgent priority "A" cases | 1,811 |
| Priority " B " cases | 353 |
| Priority "C" cases | 223 |
| Others | 7,604 |
During the year the Housing Department referred for my assessment and recommendation
1,056 cases where the applicants' need for re-housing was supported by some medical condition,
be it sickness necessitating re-housing, or associated with bad housing or overcrowding. An
investigation was made in each case and the medical reason for re-housing carefully assessed,