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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
London County Council 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 60—Sanitary Inspectors, 1936.
| Sanitary authority | Population (Census) 1931 | Male | Female | Health visitors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole time | Part time | Whole time | Part time | Whole time | Part time | ||
| City of London | 10,999 | 22 | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | |
| Battersea | 159,552 | 11 | — | — | 2* | 10 | 2* |
| Bermondsey | 111,542 | 14 | — | — | — | 11 | — |
| Bethnal Green | 108,194 | 11 | — | — | 13 | — | |
| Camberwell | 251,294 | 16 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 3 |
| Chelsea | 59,031 | 4 | — | — | 1* | — | 1* |
| Deptford | 106,891 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Finsbury | 69,888 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — |
| Fulham | 150,928 | 15 | — | 1 | — | 11 | — |
| Greenwich | 100,924 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — |
| Hackney | 215,333 | 26 | — | — | — | 18 | — |
| Hammersmith | 135,523 | 9 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Hampstead | 88,947 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Holborn | 38,860 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Islington | 321,795 | 24 | — | 2 | — | 10 | — |
| Kensington | 180,677 | 14 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| Lambeth | 296,147 | 16 | — | 2 | — | 6 | — |
| Lewisham | 219,953 | 12 | — | 1 | — | 13 | — |
| Paddington | 144,923 | 16 | — | 2 | — | 9 | 2 |
| Poplar | 155 089 | 16 | — | 1 | — | 12 | — |
| St. Marylebone | 97,627 | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| St. Pancras | 198,133 | 15 | — | 1 | — | 17 | 2 |
| Shoreditch | 97,042 | 12 | — | 1 | — | 10 | 4 |
| Southwark | 171,695 | 18 | — | 1 | — | 9 | — |
| Stepney | 225,238 | 22 | — | 1 | — | 10 | — |
| Stoke Newington | 51,208 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Wandsworth | 353,110 | 18 | — | — | — | 11 | — |
| Westminster, City of | 129,579 | 16 | — | 1 | — | 8 | — |
| Woolwich | 146,881 | 13 | — | 1 | 3* | 9 | 3* |
| Total County of London... | 4.397.003 | 390 | – | 29 | 10 | 243 | 25 |
* Act both as sanitary inspectors and health visitors.