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St Pancras 1894

Thirty-ninth annual report of the Medical Officer of Health on the vital and sanitary condition of the Borough of Saint Pancras, London

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Table 10 A.

Sanitary Work Accomplished

For the Year ending December29th,1894,inclusive.

No. of Complaints received2292
No. of Dust Complaints received224
No. of Houses, Premises, &c., Inspected24979
No. of Re-inspections after Order or Notice16272
Cautionary Notices issued for Sanitary Amendments8963
Statutory Notices of intention to proceed served349
Legal Proceedings, i.e., Summonses82
Houses, Premises, &c., cleansed, white-washed, and repaired705
-Rooms and contents Disinfected after Infectious Disease1710
Water Supply, for domestic purposes provided42
,, ,, Cisterns cleansed, repaired, and covered103
,, ,, Overflow pipes connected with drains, &c., abolished310
,, „ New Cisterns provided0
„ „ Draw-off Taps provided on Supply Pipes104
,, „ re-instated after being cut off28
Water-closets repaired, cleansed528
,, ,, basins supplied with water157
,, ,, ventilated45
,, „ new provided18
House Drains tested1854
,, ,, repaired293
„ „ trapped275
,, ,, ventilated298
,, ,, disconnected from sewer51
,, ,, re-constructed98
,, „ new provided298
„ ,, cesspools abolished2
Yard Paving repaired107
,, „ new provided33
Dust-bins repaired, covered78
,, ,, new provided157
Manure-bins provided18
Removal of over-crowding78
,, ,, refuse, dung, stagnant water138
,, ,, animals improperly kept18
Underground rooms discontinued as dwellings21
Smoke Nuisances suppressed1
Regular Inspections of Dwelling Houses registered under the 94th Section of the Public HealthNumber of Premises.
(London) Act, 1891174Yearly
„ „ Common Lodging Houses81
,, ,, Licensed Slaughter-houses26Fortnightly
,, ,, ,, Cowsheds20
,, ,, Bake-houses193Half-yearly
,, ,, Markets and Market Streets88Daily
„ „ Mews and Stable Yards170Fortnightly