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St Pancras 1908

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

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Table: Drain Tests.—The following table represents the results of Tests applied to Drai is during 1908:—

Drain Tests.—The following table represents the results of Tests applied to Drai is during 1908:—

After Infectious Disease.Upon Complaint.Upon systematic InspectionOld Buildings.New Buildings at com-pletion of work.Total.
At commencement of work.At completion of work.
By Grenade.1 Defects found77199......13...289
2. No result342166......26...534
3. Total419365......39...823
By Exposure by the Department.1. Defects found.....................
2. No result.....................
13. Total.....................
By Smoke.1. Defects localised...1............1
2. No result............17...17
3. Total...1......17...18
By Water.1. Not found water-tight............1054109
2. Found water-tight......1199891288
Total............1304931397
Sum Total77200......1184399Sum Total
342166......1242801839
419366......1360932238

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COMBINED DRAINAGE.
As stated in the previous Annual Report, a Conference of representatives of
the City and Metropolitan Borough Councils, convened by St. Pancras, was
held on the 24th June, 1907, to consider the question of combined drainage.
The Conference appointed a Committee with instructions to prepare, for
presentation to the President of the Local Government Board, a Petition or
Draft Bill dealing with the law relating to combined drainage. At a subsequent
meeting of the Conference the Committee submitted their report and
draft Bill which was amended as regards the definition of the word "drain,"
and as so amended was approved.
It was then decided to ask the Parliamentary representatives of the Metropolitan
Boroughs to support and co-operate in the promotion of the Bill through
the various stages of Parliament. The Members of Parliament were communicated
with accordingly. The Bill was read a first time in the House of
Common", and was down for second reading, but no progress was made. To
some extent this is due to the fact that it is extremely difficult, and almost in-