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St Pancras 1890

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

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Table 9a.

Table: ST. PANCRAS, LONDON. Sanitary Work Accomplished during 1890.

ST. PANCRAS, LONDON. Sanitary Work Accomplished during 1890.

No. of Complaints received1253
No. of Dust Complaints received1058
No. of Houses, Premises, &c., Inspected9168
No. of Re-inspections after Order or Notice13547
Notices issued for Sanitary Amendments2188
Statutory Notices of intention to proceed served159
Legal Proceedings, i.e., Summonses58
Houses, Premises, &c., cleansed, white-washed, and repaired348
Rooms and contents Disinfected after Infectious Disease641
Water Supply, Cisterns cleansed, repaired, and covered22
,, ,, Overflow pipes connected with drains, etc., abolished..
„ ,, New Cisterns provided. . .
,, ,, Draw-off Taps provided on Supply Pipes15
Water-closets repaired, cleansed, &c.90
,, ,, supplied with water98
,, ,, ventilated6
,, ,, new provided69
House Drains tested212
„ ,, re-constructed, new provided245
„ ,, repaired, trapped, &c.582
,, ,, ventilated253
„ ., disconnected from sewer216
,, „ cesspools abolished7
Yard Paving repaired, renewed, &c.104
,, „ new provided2
Dust-bins repaired, covered, &c.96
,, ,, new provided36
Removal of Over-crowding29
„ „ refuse, dung, stagnant water, &c.39
,, ,, animals, improperly kept4
Cellars discontinued as dwellings26
Smoke Nuisances suppressed2
No. of Lodging Houses registered under the 35th Sec. of Sanitary Act 1866...
Number of Premises,etc
Regular Inspections of Licensed Slaughter-houses87Fortnightly
,, ,, Cowsheds45''
„ ,, Bake-houses214Half-yearly
,, ,, Markets and Market Streets38Daily
,, ,, Mews and Stable Yards170Fortnightly
,, „ Blind alleys,—courts, &c.100''