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St Pancras 1893

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

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Table: S anitary W ork A ccomplished.For the Year ending December30th,1893,inclusive.

S anitary W ork A ccomplished.

For the Year ending December30th,1893,inclusive.

No. of Complaints received2561
No. of Dust Complaints received122
No. of Houses, Premises, &c., Inspected25376
No. of Ke-inspections after Order or Notice15965
Cautionary Notices issued for Sanitary Amendments5912
Statutory Notices of intention to proceed served390
Legal Proceedings, i.e., Summonses58
Houses, Premises, &c., cleansed, -white-washed, and repaired778
Rooms and contents Disinfected after Infectious Disease2358
Water Supply, for domestic purposes provided85
,, ,, Cisterns cleansed, repaired, and covered143
,, ,, Overflow pipes connected with drains, &c., abolished595
,, ,, New Cisterns provided...
„ ,, Draw-off Taps provided on Supply Pipes182
,, ,, reinstated after being cut off12
Water-closets repaired, cleansed882
,, „ basins supplied with water802
,, ,, ventilated194
,, ,, new provided127
House Drains tested1060
,, ,, repaired, trapped, &c.664
,, „ ventilated136
„ „ disconnected from sewerUnderground Drainage referred to Works Department.
,, ,, re-constructed
,. „ new provided
„ ,, cesspools abolished
Yard Paving repaired195
„ „ new provided16
Dust-bins repaired, covered218
,, ,, new provided217
Removal of over-crowding73
„ ,, refuse, dung, stagnant water189
,, ,, animals improperly kept13
Underground rooms discontinued as dwellings53
Smoke Nuisances suppressed .9
Number of Registered houses let in separate dwellings188
Regular Inspections of Dwelling Houses registered under the 94 th Section of the Public HealthNumber of Premises.
(London) Act, 1891100—
,, „ Common Lodging Houses81Yearly
„ „ Licensed Slaughter-houses26Fortnightly
„ ,, „ Cowsheds86,,
„ ,, Bake-houses196Half-yearly
„ „ Markets and Market Streets88Daily
„ „ Mews and Stable Yards170Fortnightly.