Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table VI. PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS. Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending December 31st. 1880.
No. of Complaints received during year from the Sanitary Inspectors and the Public | 1411 | |
No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected | 8485 | |
Results of Inspection. | ||
Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises | 888 | |
Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, and Whitewashed | 603 | |
Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases | 270 | |
House Drains. | ||
Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 161 | |
Trapped or Ventilated | 182 | |
Privies and Water Closets. | ||
Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 422 | |
Supplied with Water | 207 | |
New provided | 4 | |
Dust Bins. | ||
New provided | 25 | |
Repaired, Covered, &c. | 101 | |
Water Supply. | ||
Cisterns (new) erected | 9 | |
Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered | 95 | |
Miscellaneous. | ||
Cesspools abolished | 9 | |
Overcrowding rooms for which notices were served | 13 | |
Removal of accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, and other Refuse | 45 | |
Removal of Animals improperly kept | 1 | |
Licensed Slaughterhouses | Regularly inspected - j | 225 |
Licensed Cowhouses | 57 | |
Bakehouses | 50 | |
Clay Burning | _ | |
Smoke Nuisances | 16 | |
Other Proceedings, e.g. Legal Proceedings | 27 |