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St Pancras 1888

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table 9a.Sanitary Work Accomplished during 1888.

No. of Complaints received736
No. of Dust Complaints received1027
No. of Houses, Premises, &c., Inspected4772
No. of Re-inspections after Order or Notice18752
Notices issued for Sanitary Amendments2532
Legal Orders of intention to proceed served164
Legal Proceedings, i.e., Summonses46
Houses, Premises, &c., cleansed, white-washed, and repaired734
—Rooms and contents Disinfected after Infectious Disease502
Water Supply, Cisterns cleansed, repaired, and covered76
„ „ Overflow pipes connected with drains, etc., abolished0
„ „ New Cisterns provided0
„ „ Draw-off Taps provided on Supply Pipes2
Water-closets repaired, cleansed, &c.813
„ „ supplied with water185
„ „ ventilated21
„ „ new provided71
House Drains tested196
„ „ re-constructed, new provided810
„ „ repaired, trapped, &c.1177
„ „ ventilated16
„ „ disconnected from sewer10
„ „ cesspools abolished16
Yard Paving repaired, renewed, &c.279
„ „ new provided0
Dust-bins repaired, covered, &c.223
„ „ new provided55
Removal of Over-crowding42
„ „ refuse, dung, stagnant water, &c.97
„ „ animals, improperly kept12
Cellars discontinued as dwellings5
Smoke Nuisances suppressed6
No. of Lodging Houses registered under the 35th Sec. of Sanitary Act, 1866No Regulations
Number of Premises, etc
Regular Inspections of Licensed Slaughter-houses37Fortnightly
„ „ Cow-sheds45
„ „ Bake-houses214Half-yearly
„ „ Markets and Market Streets38Daily
„ „ Mews and Stable Yards170Fortnightly
„ „ Blind-alleys,—courts, &c.101