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St Pancras 1905

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

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§ 7— DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.
Drainage Register.— The following is an analysis of the Drainage Register
during 1905 :—
Total number of Applications and Plans
Number of Applications without Plans
Number of Plans
Plans—Old Buildings, under Notice
Plans—Old Buildings, Voluntary
Plans —New Buildings and additions
238
674
352
294
28
912
912
674

Table: Drain Tests.— The following table represents the resultsofTests applied to Drains during 1905 :—

Drain Tests.— The following table represents the resultsofTests applied to Drains during 1905 :—

After Infectious Disease.Upon Complaint.Upon systematic InspectionOld Buildings.New Buildings at completion of work.Total
At commencement of work.At completion of work.
By Grenade.1 Defects found15625522l0...425
2. No result307198133...539
3. Total4634533l243...964
, By Exposure1. Defects found.....................
2. No result.....................
3. Total..................
By Smoke.1. Defects localised...1...41...6
2. No result.........2619
3. Total...1...67115
By Water.1. Not found water-tight............147...147
2. Found water-tight............1106171123
3. Total............1253171270
Sum Total15625620158...578Sum Total
307198121145181671
463454381303182249

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Provision of Sanitary Conveniences in Factories and Workshops.— By the
Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, Section 9, it is provided that the Secretary
of State shall, by special order, determine what is sufficient and suitable
accommodation for a factory and workshop in the way of sanitary conveniences,
and it is also further provided that this shall not apply to the administrative