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St Pancras 1877
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table VI.
ST. PANCRAS SANITARY DISTRICT.
Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending December 31st, 1876.
| No. of Complaints received during year from the Sanitary Inspectors and the Public- | 2166 | |
| No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected- | 3000 | |
| Results of Inspection. | ||
| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises - | 1900 | |
| Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, and Whitewashed - | 1305 | |
| Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases | 247 | |
| House Drains. | ||
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c.- | 281 | |
| Trapped or Ventilated - | 428 | |
| Privies and Water Closets. | ||
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c.- | 610 | |
| Supplied with Water- | 355 | |
| New provided | 3 | |
| Dust Bins | ||
| New provided | 48 | |
| Repaired, Covered, &c. | 171 | |
| Water Supply. | ||
| Cisterns (new) erected - | 15 | |
| Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered | 196 | |
| Miscellaneous. | ||
| Overcrowding | 109 | |
| Removal of accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, and other Refuse | 102 | |
| Removal of Animals improperly kept | 17 | |
| Bakehouses | Regularly inspected- | 196 |
| Licensed Cowhouses | 66 | |
| Licensed Slaughterhouses | 59 | |
| Other Proceedings, Legal Proceedings | 10 | |