London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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SECTION 4.
Sanitary Circumstances.
Visits by District Sanitary Inspectors.
Complaints received 6,094
Complaints Investigated—
Whole house inspections 159
Whole house re-inspections 79
Part of house inspections 5,935
Part of house re-inspections 19,658
House to House Inspections—
Tenement houses inspections 109
Tenement houses re-inspections 25
Dwelling houses inspections 57
Dwelling houses re-inspections 73
Infectious Disease—
Investigations 549
Inspection of premises 23
Re-inspections 160
Drainage—
(a) Under Notice. Plans, Supervision, etc. 3,698
(b) Voluntary 3,803
(c) New buildings 1,738
(d) Tested—
(i) After I.D. 3
(ii) For other reasons 349
Shops Acts—
First inspections 144
Re-inspections 19
Pharmacy and Poisons—
First inspections 52
Re-inspections 108
Public Houses—
First inspections 37
Re-inspections 213
Smoke Observations 96