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St Pancras 1911

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

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Water Supply to Tenement Houses,—Under Part IV., § 3 (b), of the Annual
Reports for 1907 and 1908 reference was made to Section 78 of the London
County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907, empowering the Sanitary
Authority to require water to be supplied on the storey or one of the storeys
in which the rooms or lodgings in the separate occupation of each family are
situate in a tenement house.

Table: § 7.—DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.Drainage Register.—The following is an analysis of the Drainage Register during 1911:—

§ 7.—DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.

Drainage Register.—The following is an analysis of the Drainage Register during 1911:—

Total number of Applications and Plans673
Number of Applications without Plans237„
Number of Plans436
Plans— Old Buildings under Notice181436
Plans—Old Buildings, Voluntary213
Plans —New Buildings and additions42

Table: Drain Tests.—The following table represents the results of Tests applied to Drains during 1911:—

Drain Tests.—The following table represents the results of Tests applied to Drains during 1911:—

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 found1091412...15...267
2. No result67823410...67...989
3. Total78737512...82...1256
By Exposure by the Department.1. Defects found.....................
2. No result.....................
3. Total.....................
By Smoke.1. Defects localised.....................
2. No result............6...6
3. Total............6...6
By Water.l. Not found water-tight...1......11242155
2. Found water-tight............9882171205
3. Total...1......11002591360
Sum Total1091422...12742422sum Total
67323410...10612172200
78737012...11882592622