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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 1918
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918
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Smoke-Prevention.
During the year 22 observations of smoke shafts were made. There Wore
no prosecutions.
Regulated Trades.
Off'ensive Trades.—There are two licensed premises for such trades in St.
Pancras, viz., a tripe-dresser's in Kentish Town Road, and a tallow-nielter's
in Tudor Place. 58 visits were paid to these premises, a number of these
being spccial night observations of the tallow-melting premises, made in
consequencc ot a complaint made to the Council under Sec. 21 of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891.
Constructional Drain Work.
The construction of, and repairs to, house drains are supervised by the
sanitary inspectors.
During the year the following work has been done under this heading:—
| First inspections. | Consequent re-inspections. | |
|---|---|---|
| Drainage work done under notice | 180 | 2186 |
| Voluntary drainage work | 679 | 1272 |
| Drains of new buildings | 6 | 244 |
| 865 | 3702 |
The tests which have been applied to drains during 1918 arc shown in the following table: —
| After Infectious Disease. | Upon Complaint. | Upon systematic Inspection | Old Buildings. | New Buildings at completion of work. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At commencement of work. | At completion of work. | |||||||
| By Grenade. | 1. Defects found | — | 20 | — | — | 1 | — | 21 |
| 2. No result | 3 | 50 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 60 | |
| 3. Total | 3 | 70 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 81 | |
| By Smoke. | 1. Defects localised | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. No result | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 3. Total | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| By Water. | 1. Not found water-tight | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2. Found water-tight... | — | — | — | 1 | 108 | 30 | 139 | |
| 3. Total | — | — | — | 1 | 120 | 32 | 153 | |
| — | 20 | — | — | 13 | 2 | 35 | ||
| Total | 3 | 50 | — | 1 | 115 | 31 | 200 | |
| 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 128 | 33 | 235 | ||