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St Pancras 1899

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

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was appointed for these duties, and Mr. Auger was transferred to food duties,
Mr. Brown being appointed to the E. 4 and 5 District in his stead.

Table: § 2.—OPEN SPACES.Public Open Spaces.—The parks, gardens, and other open spaces secured against building operations in and adjoining St. Pancras, together with their situation, approximate area, and the authority under which they are maintained, are enumerated in the following table:—

§ 2.—OPEN SPACES.

Public Open Spaces.—The parks, gardens, and other open spaces secured against building operations in and adjoining St. Pancras, together with their situation, approximate area, and the authority under which they are maintained, are enumerated in the following table:—

Sub-Distriots.Density of Persons per acre, Census 1891.Garden or Open Space.Area.Maintaining Authority.
A.R.p.
Kentish Town59Parliament Fields & Hampstead Heath50710London County Council
„..Waterlow Park2900„ „
„..Highgate Cemetery3800Cemetery Company
„..Pond Square, &c., Highgate0328St. Pancras Vestry
„Lismore Circus0226ft ff
„College Garden0017tt ft
Regent's Park87Primrose Hill and Regent's Park40000ELM. Government
Camden Town90St. Martin's Gardens130St. Pancras Vestry
„..St. Pancras Gardens510„ „
Somers Town181St, James Gardens2231„ „
Tottenham Court183Whitfield Gardens020London County Council
Gray's Inn Lane178St. George's Gardens220St. Pancras Vestry
„..St. Andrew's Gardens110„ „

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Mr. Wm. Nisbet Blair, M.I.C.E., the Engineer, has compiled the table quoted
below, from which it will be seen that of 2672 acres, the total area of St. Pancras,
688 acres are unbuilt upon, and that more than one fourth of St. Pancras is public
or semi-public open space and railways.
PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS.

Table: Land in the occupation of the Railway Companies (exclusive of railways in tunnel).

Land in the occupation of the Railway Companies (exclusive of railways in tunnel).

Acres.
Midland Railway Depots and Stations117
Gt. Northern „ „69
L. & N.W. „ „63
Open Railways (not included in the Depots and Stations)47
296