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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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SECTION 4
Sanitary Circumstances
Visits by District Public Health Inspectors during 1963
Complaints received 3,563
Visits
Complaints investigated-
Whole house inspections 108*
Whole house re-inspections 228
Part of house inspections 3.455
Part of house re-inspections 7,920
House to house inspections-
Inspections 240*
Re-inspections 406
Infectious disease-
Investigations 243
Inspection of premises 72*
Re-inspections 17
Smallpox contacts 5
Drainage-
(a) under notice, plans, supervision, etc.3,193
(b) Voluntary 6,128
(c) New building 2,383
(d) Tested-
(i)After infectious disease 4
(ii) For other reasons 531
Smoke observations and atmospheric pollution readings336
Rent Act, 1957 45
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 416
Inspections re Closing or Demolition Orders 1,192
*Recorded as house-to-house inspections.
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