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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 1875

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

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Table: Table VI. ST. PANCRAS SANITARY DISTRICT. Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending December 31st, 1875.

Table VI. ST. PANCRAS SANITARY DISTRICT. Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending December 31st, 1875.

No. of Complaints received during year1206
No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected1400
Results of Inspection.
Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises814
Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, and Whitewashed342
Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases150
House Drains.
Repaired, Cleansed, &c.216
Trapped or Ventilated192
Privies and Water Closets.
Repaired, Cleansed, &c.329
Supplied with Water217
New provided5
Dust Bins.
New provided19
Repaired, Covered, &c.48
Water Supply.
Cisterns (now) erected4
Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered85
Miscellaneous.
Removal of accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, and other Refuse37
Removal of Animals improperly kept17
BakehousesRegularly inspected231
Licensed Cowhouses69
Licensed Slaughterhouses61
Other Proceedings, e.g. Legal Proceedings33