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St Pancras 1912

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

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Wafer 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.
§ 7— DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.
Drainage Register.—The following is an analysis of the Drainage Register
during 1912:—
Total number of Applications and Plans 758
Number of Applications without Plans 276
Number of Plans 482 „
Plans—Old Buildings under Notice 194
Plans—Old Buildings, Voluntary 238
Plans—New Buildings and additions 50 482

Table: Drain Tests.— The following table represents the results of Tests applied to Drains during 1912:—

Drain Tests.— The following table represents the results of Tests applied to Drains during 1912:—

After Infectious Disease.Upon Complaint.Upon systematic InspectionOld Buildings.New Buildings at completion of wort.Total.
At commencement of work.At completion of work.
By Grenade.1.Defects found1331011...24...259
2.No result.82518516...45...1071
3.Total95828617...69...1330
By Exposure . by the Department.1.Defects found.....................
2.No result.....................
3.Total.....................
fey Smoke.1.Defects localised............1...1
2.No result............4...4
3.Total............5...5
By Water.1.Not found water-tight............9318111
2.Found water-tight............11322651397
3.Total............12252831508
Sum Total1331011...11818871
82518516...11312652472
95828617...12992832843