Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]
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28,969 inspections, including 1,647 Food Control inspections and 17,695 reinspections,
including 434 Food Control re-inspections.
Of these inspectionsl22,043 were made by the Distri t Inspectors, 2,651 by
the Factories and Workshops Inspector, 5,901 by the Inspectors of Food and
Food-places, and 16,069 by the Women Inspectors and Visitors.
The inspections actually made by each individual Inspector are shown in
table 8 on page 66.
The work of the District Inspectors, Factories and Workshops Inspector,
Women Inspectors, and Food Inspectors is set out in detail in tables 5 to 8 on
pages 63 to 66.
Intimation Notices.
2,079 intimation notices (comprising 3,733 items) were served by the
Sanitary Inspectors during 1917. These were made up as follows —
District
Inspectors.
Factory &
Workshop
Inspector.
Temporary
Women
Inspectors.
Total.
In respect of Nuisances 2132 11 440 2583
In respect of Breaches of the Tenement
House By-laws 237 — — 237
In respect of Breaches of Statutes in
Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
3 276 — 279
In respect of other Breaches of Statutes
and By-laws 504 2 128 634
2876 289 568 3733
These intimation notices are classified in tables 9, 10, 1 & 12 on pages
67 and 68.
Summonses.
The following prosecutions were undertaken in respect of general Sanitary work:—
Situation of Property. | Offence. | Date of Hearing of Summons. | Result of Proceedings. |
---|---|---|---|
55, Chalk Farm Road | Failing to give notice before carrying out drainage work | 1917. Feb. 16th | Fined £.2. |
5, ,, | Failing to deposit plans | Fined £2. | |
33, Balmore Street | Water-closet basin and dustbin defective | April 2nd | Fined £2 2s. |
6, St. Mark's Crescent | Drain defective | June 21st | Abatement Order, costs £1 3s, |
26, Charlton King's Road | ,, | „ 29th | Abatement Order, costs £1 3s. |
69, Euston Street | ,, | Nov. 2nd | Abatement Order, costs £1 3s. |
77, ,, | ,, | , 13th | Abatement Order, cost £1 3s, |
83, Queen's Crescent | Offensive accumulation in disused cistern. Insufficient supply of water to w.c. | Dec. 7th | Summons withdrawn, costs £,2 2s. (work completed). |