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St Pancras 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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| Breaches of Statutes and Statutory By-laws. | Districts and Inspectors. | Ward 1. g. r. | Ward 2. E. J. D. | Ward 3. C. h. J. | Ward 4. H. G. W. | Ward 5. J. I. L. | Ward 6. W. B. | Ward 7. j. l. | Ward 8. A. H. W. | Special. W. g. A. | Tenement. Houses. | Workplaces. | Food. | Totals. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n. St. e. W. J. S. | W. & s. r. e. J. | Men. f. a r | Women. a. s.s. | Women. M. E. B. | n. & e. h. r. c. | w. & s. [ .T O i | ||||||||||||
| 1 An occupied house without a proper and sufficient supply of water | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | |
| 2 Water supply used for domestic purposes connected with cistern which is used for flushing the water-closet | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |
| 3 Water closet not supplied with a sufficient quantity of water for securing its effective action | 18 | 37 | 32 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 50 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 256 | ||
| 4 Tank, cistern or other receptacle for storing of water used or likely to be used by man for drinking purposes,—dirty condition of | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 45 | |
| 5 Tank, cistern or other receptacle for storing water used or likely to be usedby man for drinking purposes,—absence of a proper cover to | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 48 | |
| 6 Tank, cistern, or other receptacle for storing water used or likely to be used by man for drinking purposes, placed in an improper position | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 7 Animals so kept as to be likely to pollute the water supply | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 Offensive matters not deposited in manure receptacle | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 9 Manure not removed at proper intervals | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| 10 Mauure,—absence of proper receptacle for | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | |
| 11 Manure receptacle not properly constructed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 12 Sufficient drain to stables, or cowshed—absence of a | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 13 Receptacle for house refuse—absence of a proper | 6 | 14 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 41 | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 184 | |
| 14 Receptacle for house refuse—absence of a proper cover for | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| 15 Yard or open space unpaved | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 16 ,, paving defective | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 37 | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 82 | |
| 17 Underground room illegally used for sleeping purposes | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| 18 Factory, Workshop or Workplace not kept in a cleanly state | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 7 | — | — | 12 | |
| 19 ,, „ ,, „ not ventilated in such a manner as to render harmless as far as practicable any impurities generated in the course of the work carried on therein | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| 20 ,, „ ,, not kept free from effluvia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 21 ,, ,, ,, overcrowded | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 22 „ „ „ not provided with sufficient or suitable accommodation in the way of sanitary conveniences | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| 23 ,, „ not provided with proper separate accommodation in the way of sanitary conveniences for each sex | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 24 Insufficient, water-closet accommodation to " lodging house." | 2 | 13 | — | 2 | 15 | 10 | 48 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 101 | ||
| 25 Surfaces of rooms, passages, and staircases of the bakehouse not painted, lime-washed, or cleansed | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 13 | |
| 26 A furnace improperly constructed or negligently used | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 Effluvia arising from premises used for trade, business, or manufacture, which is a nuisance dangerous to the inhabitants of the district | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 A furnace improperly constructed or negligently used | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 Dairies and cowsheds,—breach of By-laws as to | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 Slaughterhouses,—breach of By-laws as to | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 31 Steam whistle,—use of a, without authority | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32 Other breaches | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 17 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 86 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 143 | 173 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 42 | 7 | 10 | —- | — | 866 | |