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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]
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Table No. 5.
| DUTIES AND PREMISES. | Male Inspectors. | Temporary Women Inspectors | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Re-inspections. | Inspections. | Re-inspec-tions. | Inspections. | Re-inspec-tions. | |
| DISTRICT INSPECTORS. Infectious Diseases—Inquiry, removal, disinfection, etc. | 2 | 2 | 1498 | 59 | 10500 | 61 |
| Subsequent sanitary inspection, etc. | 8 | 74 | 811 | 730 | 819 | 804 |
| Complaints | 1637 | 4986 | 145 | 16 | 1782 | 5002 |
| Drainage—Under notice. Plans, supervision, etc. | 243 | 2126 | — | — | 243 | 2126 |
| Voluntary | 615 | 1946 | — | — | 615 | 1946 |
| New Buildings | 31 | 195 | — | — | 31 | 195 |
| Yards of Mews and Stables | 2701 | 40 | — | — | 2701 | 40 |
| House-to-House Inspections — Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909: 17 (1). First Inspections . | 85 | 638 | — | _ | 85 | 638 |
| Subsequent routine Inspections | 1540 | 2914 | — | — | 1540 | 2914 |
| Inspections of registered tenement houses other than above | 125 | 40 | — | — | 125 | 410 |
| Other house-to house Inspections | 6 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 12 |
| Visits to closed underground rooms | 147 | 40 | — | — | 147 | 40 |
| Smoke Shafts observed | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Regulated Trades. Offensive Trades | 45 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 1 |
| Rag and Bone dealers | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other effluvia businesses | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Inspections of Market Streets : | 22 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| Other Duties | 436 | 34 | — | — | 436 | 134 |
| Food Control | 911 | 7 | — | — | 911 | 7 |
| Totals | 8559 | 13528 | 2454 | 805 | 11013 | 14333 |
| FACTORY & WORKSHOP (MALE) INSPECTOR. Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 179 | 181 | — | 179 | 181 | |
| Laundries | 60 | 14 | — | — | 60 | 14 |
| Bakehouses (Factories and Workshops) | 348 | 304 | — | — | 348 | 304 |
| Restaurant Kitchens | 65 | 35 | — | — | 65 | 35 |
| Other Workshops | 335 | 166 | — | — | 335 | 166 |
| Other Workplaces | 33 | 43 | — | — | 33 | 43 |
| Other Duties | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Food Control | 417 | 427 | — | — | 417 | 427 |
| Totals | 1437 | 1170 | — | — | 1437 | 1170 |