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St Pancras 1909

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

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Intimations as to Breaches of Statutes and Statutory By-laics served by the Sanitary Inspectors during1909.

Breaches of Statutes and Statutory By-laws.Totals.
1An occupied house without a proper and sufficient supply of water27
2Water supply used for domestic purposes connected with cistern which is used for flushing the water-closet7
3Water-closet not supplied with a sufficient quantity of water for securing its effective action. .226
4Tank, cistern or other receptacle for storing of water used or likely to be used by man for drinking purposes—dirty condition of51
5Tank, cistern or other receptacle for storing water used or likely to be used by man for drinking purposes—absence of proper cover to37
6Tank, cistern or other receptacle for storing water used or likely to be used by man for drinking purposes, placed in an improper position6
7Animals so kept as to be likely to pollute the water supply
8Offensive matters not deposited in manure receptacle2
9Manure not removed at proper intervals9
10Manure, absence of proper receptacle for7
11Manure receptacle not properly constructed11
12Sufficient drain to stables or cowshed—absence of a3
13Receptacle for house refuse—absence of a proper223
14Receptacle for house refuse—absence of a proper cover for23
15Yard or open space unpaved6
16„ paving defective160
17Underground room illegally used for sleeping purposes6
18Insufficient water-closet accommodation to " lodging-house "70
19A furnace improperly constructed or negligently used1
20Effluvia arising from premises used for trade, business, or manufacture which is a nuisance dangerous to the inhabitants of the district
21Offensive matters suffered to run out of trade premises into an uncovered place
22Dairies and cowsheds—breach of By-laws as to3
23Slaughterhouses—breach of By-laws as to
24Steam whistle—use of a, without authority
25Parts of houses infested with vermin requiring stripping, purifying and cleansing172
26Articles in an unwholesome condition requiring to be purified or destroyed1
27Other breaches61
Total1112