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St Pancras 1906

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

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Table: YEAR 1906.Metropolitan Water Board.Number of Notices as to houses from which water has been cut off:—

YEAR 1906.

Metropolitan Water Board.

Number of Notices as to houses from which water has been cut off:—

1.—Demolition23
2.—Empty50
3.—Leakage13
4.—Non-payment of Rates4
5.—No statement23
Total113

Table: § 7.—DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.Drainage Register.—The following is an analysis of the Drainage Register during 1906: —

§ 7.—DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.

Drainage Register.—The following is an analysis of the Drainage Register during 1906: —

Total number of Applications and Plans...885
Number of Applications without Plans259,,
Number of Plans626
Plans—Old Buildings, under Notice342626
Plans—Old Buildings, Voluntary232
Plans —New Buildings and additions52

Table: Drain Tests. —The following table represents the results of Tests applied to Drains during 1906 : —

Drain Tests. —The following table represents the results of Tests applied to Drains during 1906 : —

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 Grenada.1 Defects found111224......10...345
2. No result3372082...52...599
3. Total4434322...62...944
By Exposure by the Department.1. Defects found.....................
2. No result............ ...............
3. Total.....................
Smoke.1. Defects localised15......1...7
2. No result...5...19...15
3. Total110...110...22
By W ater.1. Not found water-tight............93396
2. Found water-tight............1332251357
3. Total............1425281453
Sum Total112229......1043448Sum Total
337213211393251971
419142211497282419