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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 1898

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

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Table: T able 11.— Con.S anitary W ork A ccomplished (B, Inspectorial.)— Continued.

T able 11.— Con.

S anitary W ork A ccomplished (B, Inspectorial.)— Continued.

Houses, Premises, &c., cleansed, white.washed, and repaired625
Rooms and contents Disinfected after Infectious Disease1239
Water Supply, for domestic purposes provided7
,, ,, cisterns cleansed, repaired, and covered58
,, ,, overflow pipes connected with drains, &c., abolished...
,, ,, new Cisterns provided2
„ „ draw-off taps provided on supply pipes23
,, „ re.instated after being cut off41
Water.closets repaired, cleansed875
,, ,, basins supplied with water181
,, ,, ventilated62
,, ,, new provided136
House Drains tested—(See page 58)2630
,, „ repaired240
trapped444
,, ,, ventilated622
„ ,, disconnected from sewer435
,, ,, re-constructed218
„ ,, new provided546
„ ,, cesspools abolished6
Yard Paving repaired151
,, ,, new provided87
Dust.bins repaired, covered30
,, ,, new provided205
Manure.bins provided20
Eemoval of overcrowding52
,, ,, refuse, dung, stagnant water109
,, ,, animals improperly kept14
Underground Rooms discontinued as dwellings10
Smoke Nuisances suppressed5
Steam whistles and steam trumpets discontinued3