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St. Pancras, London
FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
BEING THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1896.
TO THE VESTRY OF ST. PANCRAS.
Mr. Chairman, Madame, and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you the Forty-first Annual Report upon
the vital and sanitary condition of the Borough of St. Pancras.
The map upon the front page shows the Registration Sub-Districts of St.
Pancras. The statistics of populations, births and deaths, relating to the SubDistricts,
refer to the areas as shown upon this map.
In various parts of the Report, items of special interest will be found,
amongst them the following:—
The Intermediate Census.
Part II.—Annual death-rates in decennia from 1856 to 1895.
Part III.—Bacteriological tests for the diagnosis of diseases.
„ ,, Diphtheria prevalence judged by mortality.
,, ,, Diphtheria nomenclature.
,, „ Diphtheria anti-toxin results.
,, „ Infectious hospital accommodation.
,, ,, North-Western Ambulance Station.
„ „ Temporary shelters during disinfection.
„ „ Conference on Vaccination.
Part IV.—Sanitary Inspectors of workshops.
„ „ Open spaces about buildings.
„ ,, Bye-laws as to houses let in lodgings.
„ ,, The provision of washhouses.
„ ,, Certificates under the Customs and Inland Revenue Acts.
„ „ Sanitary conveniences in factories.
„ „ Local Government Board enquiry into flush-tanks.
„ „ Appeal case as to separate w.c. accommodation in schools.—
,, „ An account of domestic refuse removal during the past five
years by the Health Department.
„ „ The statutory power of the Vestry to compulsorily remove
domestic refuse.
Part V.—Levels of the ceilings and the floors of bakehouses, with
relation to ground level, with diagram.
„ ,, Control over the manufacture of tiuned foods.
As in previous years, the Report commences with a summary of the
principal meteorological data.