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St Pancras 1937

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

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DRAINAGE.

Table: During the year the following work has been carried out; the figures for the previous two years are also given for the purpose of comparison:—

During the year the following work has been carried out; the figures for the previous two years are also given for the purpose of comparison:—

Inspections.Inspections.Inspections
1937.1936.1935.
Drainage work done under notice263128982934
Voluntary drainage work777174667478
Drains of new buildings278631902651
Total131881355413063

Table: Drainage Register.—The following is an analysis of the Drainage Register during 1937, the figures for the previous year being given for comparison:—

Drainage Register.—The following is an analysis of the Drainage Register during 1937, the figures for the previous year being given for comparison:—

1937.1936.
Plans deposited—Old Buildings under Notice7470
,, „ Old Buildings, Voluntary263218
„ „ New Buildings and Additions8758
424346
Applications without Plans436472
Total number of Applications and Plans860818

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Rats and Mick (Destruction) Act, 1919.
During the year 142 complaints were received with reference to nuisances caused by
premises being infested by rats. Steps were taken by the service of notices on owners or
occupiers, by the testing of drains, and other necessary measures to abate the nuisance.
Rat Week.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries issued a Circular stating that this year's
"Rat Week" would commence on Monday, 1st November, and urging upon all local authorities
responsible for the execution and enforcement of the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act,
1919, the desirability of making a special effort during that week to secure concerted action
with a view to the destruction of rats and mice.
As in previous years, printed circulars on the subject and recipes for suitable poisons
were sent to the occupiers of premises peculiarly liable to infestation by rats, owing to the
nature of the business carried on therein, and chemists' shops and stores were requested to
stock, exhibit or advertise suitable rat poisons, traps, etc.
Refuse Collection and Disposal.
A. —A weekly collcction is made in ail parts of the Borough with the exception of
Wards 2 and 6, in which a collection is made twice weekly during the summer
months, and daily collections before 10 a.m. in prescribed main streets. Additional
collections are also given to flats, eating houses, etc.