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St Pancras 1884

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

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SAINT PANCRAS —Return shewing the Sanitary Work accomplished during the past 10 years.

1875187618771878187918801881188218831884
No. of Complaints received during the year1206181521661717183014112965513506649
No. of Houses, &c., Inspected14002000300036413046348566874259102189241
Results of Inspection.Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments81413471900134613048882469260048404557
Houses, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, or Whitewashed34293713057687246031556578425417
Houses Disinfected after Infectious Disease156293247423271270872296341690
House DrainsRepaired, Cleansed, Trapped, and Ventilated, &c.408794709497486343738373376310
New Drains provided..........••19101921
Privies and w.c.'sRepaired, Cleansed, &c329432610234465422506154250250
Supplied with Water2172883551603162071138147416071560
Dust-bins—New provided19554842222572105256221
Do. Repaired, Covered, &c4877171131116101254281237289
Water Supply.Cisterns—New erected41815911922112331
Do. Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered8524819614116895235123254260
Cesspools abolished........1294377
Miscellaneous.Removal of Dung, Stagnant Water, Refuse, &c.3797102586245114243545
Animals Removed, being improperly kept17191724171162519
Licensed Cow-sheds Inspected69656666516756495049
Licensed Slaughter-houses Inspected61595959515045504038
Legal Proceedings, i.e., Summonses33351072763816072
Cases of Overcrowding....109351413203775202
Smoke Nuisance..... .. .5162324611
Paving Defects..............29165191
Bake-houses inspected231..196196225225••••••211