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St Pancras 1879
[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, 1879.
| No. of Complaints received during year from the Sanitary Inspectors and the Public | 1830 | |
| No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected | 3046 | |
| Results of Inspection. | ||
| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises | 1304 | |
| Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, and Whitewashed | 724 | |
| Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases | 271 | |
| House Drains. | ||
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 230 | |
| Trapped or Ventilated | 256 | |
| Privies and Water Closets. | ||
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 465 | |
| Supplied with Water | 316 | |
| Now provided | 3 | |
| Dust Bins. | ||
| New provided | 22 | |
| Repaired, Covered, &c. | 116 | |
| Water Supply. | ||
| Cisterns (new) erected | 11 | |
| Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered | 168 | |
| Miscellaneous. | ||
| Cesspools abolished | 12 | |
| Overcrowding rooms for which notices were served | 14 | |
| Removal of accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, and other Refuse | 62 | |
| Removal of Animals improperly kept | 17 | |
| Bakehouses | Regularly inspected | 225 |
| Licensed Cowhouses | 51 | |
| Licensed Slaughterhouses | 51 | |
| Clay burning | 3 | |
| Smoke Nuisances | 5 | |
| Other Proceedings, e.g. Legal Proceedings | 7 | |