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St Pancras 1907

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

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Table: Drain Tests.—The following table represents the results of Tests applied to Drains during 1907:—

Drain Tests.—The following table represents the results of Tests applied to Drains during 1907:—

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 found1081962...10...316
2. No result320165......33...518
3. Total4283612...43...834
By Exposure by the Department.1. Defects found.....................
2. No result.....................
13. Total.....................
By Smoke.1. Defects localised...1......5...6
2. No result...1......8514
3. Total...2......13520
By Natar.1. Not found water-tight............11719136
2. Found water-tight............12581361394
3. Total............13751551530
Sum Total1031972...132194581 Sum Total
320166......12991411926
4283632...14311602384

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COMBINED DRAINAGE.
On the 17th April, 1907, the Borough Council resolved to convene a
Conference of Metropolitan Borough Councils with a view to obtaining legislation
to protect Metropolitan Sanitary Authorities from being burdened with
the cost of the maintenance of combined drains.
The Conference was held at the St. Pancras Town Ilall on the 24th June,
and a Committee was then appointed to prepare a Petition or Draft Bill
dealing with the law relating to combined drainage.
A second meeting of the Conference was held on the 6tb December, 1907,
to receive the Report of the Committee which was in the forin of Clauses for
a Draft Bill.
The Bill in its draft form as drawn by the Committee and which is now
hefore Parliament, introduced by Mr. W. H. Dickinson, m.p. for North
St. Pancras, is as follows:—