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St Pancras 1913

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

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Drainage Register.—The following is an analysis of the Drainage Register
during 1913:—
Total number of Applications and Plans 705
Number of Applications without Plans 251
Number of Plans 454
Plans—Old Buildings under Notice 192
Plans —Old Buildings, Voluntary 225 454
Plans—New Buildings and additions _37
Water Seryick.
The following notices have been received from the Metropolitan Watei
Board as to houses from which water has been cut off :—
1.—Demolition 12
2.—Empty 22
3. — Leakage 3
4.—Non-payment of Rates 8
5.—No statement 2
6.—By request 7
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DISINFECTING AND CLEANSING STATION.
Disinfection.

Table: The work done during the year by the disinfecting* staff is showm in the following table:—

The work done during the year by the disinfecting* staff is showm in the following table:—

Disease.No. of Cases.No. of Houses.No of Rooms Contents Disinfected or Destroyed.No. of Rooms Sprayed and Fumigated.
Scarlet Fever534510559560
Diphtheria362353388389
Enteric Fever444343—
Erysipelas929291-
Puerperal Fever111111-
CereDro-Spinal Meningitis4444
Consumption11911911293
Measles991118
Cancer3434345
Ophthalmia Neonatorum222— '
Other Diseases54545111
Totals1265123113061080