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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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The tests which have been applied to drains during 1915 are shown in the following table:—
| After Infectious Disease. | Upon Complaint. | Upon systematic Inspection | Old Buildings. | New Buildings at completion of work. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At commencement of work. | At completion of work. | |||||||
| By Grenade. | 1.Defects found | 84 | 25 | 1 | — | 12 | — | 122 |
| 2. No result | 629 | 43 | 2 | — | 57 | — | 731 | |
| 3.Total | 713 | 68 | 3 | - | 69 | - | 853 | |
| By Smoke. | 1.Defects localised | — | 1 | — . | — | — | — | 1 |
| 2.No result | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3.Total | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | |
| By Water. | 1.Not found water-tight | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 18 |
| 2.Found water-tight | — | — | — | — | 501 | 34 | 535 | |
| 3.Total | — | — | — | - | 519 | 34 | 553 | |
| Total | 84 | 26 | 1 | — | 30 | — | 141 | |
| 629 | 43 | 2 | — | 558 | 34 | 1266 | ||
| 713 | 69 | 3 | — | 583 | 34 | 1407 | ||
Drainage Register.—The following is an analysis of the Drainage Register
during 1915:—
Plans deposited—Old Buildings under Notice .. 116
„ „ —Old Buildings, Voluntary 163
,, ,, —New Buildings and Additions 43
322
Applications without Plans 172
Total number of Applications and Plans 494
Water Service.
Ther following notices have been received from the Metropolitan Water
Board as to houses from which water has been cut off:—
1.—Demolition. 1
2.— Empty 17
3.—Leakage 4
4. — Non-payment of Rates 8
5.—No statement (Withdrawals) 3
6.—By request 1
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