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St Pancras 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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In accordance with the Housing (Inspection of District), Regulations, 1910, the following table is submitted for the year 1915 :—
| The number of dwelling-houses inspected under and for the purposes of Section 17— | Totals. |
| First routine inspections | 408 |
| Subsequent „ | 951 |
| 1359 | |
| The nnmber of dwelling-houses which, on inspection, were considered to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation— | |
| As regards the whole house | 16 |
| ,, underground rooms (49 rooms) | 44 |
| 60 | |
| The number of representations made with a view to the making of closing orders— | |
| As regards the whole house | 16 |
| „ underground rooms (33 rooms) | 30 |
| 46 | |
| The number of closing orders made— | |
| As regards the whole house | 29 |
| ,, underground rooms (33 rooms) | 30 |
| 59 |
The number of dwelling-houses, the defects in which were
remedied without the making of closing orders 1343
The number of dwelling-houses which, after the making of
closing order were put into a fit state for human habitation 23*
Inhabited House Duty.
Inland Rtvenue Act, 1903.
Applications for certificates under Section 11 of the above Act (dealing
with the abatement of Inhabited House Duty in the case of certain tenement
dwellings) were received by the Medical Officer of Health during 1915 in
respect of 3 blocks of dwellings.
The certificates required, are to the effect " that the house is so constructed
as to afford suitable accommodation for each of the families or persona
inhabiting it, and that due provision is made for their sanitary requirements."
Certificates were granted and refused as follows : —
Granted: Application made before 1915 2
Applications made during 1915 3
Total granted 5
Refused nil.
Held over to 1916 nil.
Canal Boats Acts.
The inspection of canal boats h is been done by Inspector Auger. During
the year he inspected 55 boats, registered to carry. 119 adults and 59 children,
and actually carrying 92 adults and 62 children.
Contraventions were found on 5 boats, 4 in rcspect of certificates and one in
respect of overcrowding.
* The Closing orders in respect of these houses were ma'Je in 1913.