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St Pancras 1891

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

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Table: Table 9 A.ST. PANCRAS, LONDON.Sanitary Work Accomplished during 1891.

Table 9 A.

ST. PANCRAS, LONDON.

Sanitary Work Accomplished during 1891.

No. of Complaints received1517
No. of Dust Complaints received14634
No. of Houses, Premises, &c., Inspected18040
No. of Ke-inspections after Order or Notice11801
Notices issued for Sanitary Amendments3306
Statutory Notices of intention to proceed served181
Legal Proceedings, i.e., Summonses58
Houses, Premises, &c., cleansed, white-washed, and repaired498
Rooms and contents Disinfected after Infectious Disease725
Water Supply, Cisterns cleansed, repaired, and covered43
,, ,, Overflow pipes connected with drains, etc., abolished...
,, ,, New Cisterns provided...
„ ,, Draw-off Taps provided on Supply Pipes147
Water-closets repaired, cleansed, &c.198
,, ,, supplied with water233
,, ,, ventilated26
,, ,, new provided136
House Drains tested386
„ ,, re-constructed, new provided155
,, ,, repaired, trapped, &c.955
,, ,, ventilated207
„ disconnected from sewer152
,, „ cesspools abolished3
Yard Paving repaired, renewed, &c.129
,, „ new provided58
Dust-bins repaired, covered, &c.88
,, ,, new provided111
Removal of Over-crowding44
,, ,, refuse, dung, stagnant water, &c.109
,, ,, animals improperly kept18
Cellars discontinued as dwellings6
Smoke Nuisances suppressed8
No. of Lodging Houses registered under the 35th Sec. of Sanitary Act, 1866136
Number of Premises,etc
Regular Inspections of Licensed Slaughter-houses37Fortnightly
,, ,, „ Cowsheds45,,
,, „ Bake-houses214Half-yearly
,, ,, Markets and Market Streets38Daily
„ „ Mews and Stable Yards170Fortnightly
,, ,, Blind alleys,—courts, &c.100,,