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St Pancras 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table VI.
PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS.
Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending December 31st, 1878.
| No. of Complaints received during year from the Sanitary Inspectors and the Public - - | 1717 | |
| No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected | 3641 | |
| Results of Inspection. | ||
| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises | 1346 | |
| Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, and Whitewashed | 768 | |
| Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases | 423 | |
| House Drains. | ||
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 208 | |
| Trapped or Ventilated | 289 | |
| Privies and Water Closets. | ||
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 234 | |
| Supplied with Water | 160 | |
| New provided | 1 | |
| Dust Bins. | ||
| New provided | 42 | |
| Repaired, Covered, &c. | 131 | |
| Water Supply. | ||
| Cisterns (new) erected | 9 | |
| Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered | 141 | |
| Miscellaneous. | ||
| Overcrowding | 35 | |
| Removal of accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, and other Refuse | 58 | |
| Removal of Animals improperly kept | 24 | |
| Bakehouses | ' Regularly inspected | 196 |
| Licensed Cowhouses | 66 | |
| Licensed Slaughterhouses | 59 | |
| Other Proceedings, e.g. Legal Proceedings | ||