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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Housing.
A number of re-housing applications were dealt with by having such premises inspected
and the prescribed form forwarded to the London County Council.
The number of applications referred by the borough to the London County Council for |i
information as to overcrowding was 245, and 84 on account of tuberculosis in the family.
Water Supply.
The bulk of the water supply in the borough is provided by the Metropolitan Water
Board, and this has been satisfactory both in quality and quantity.
Eight wells are in use in the borough, from which samples were taken during the year,
the results of analyses being communicated to the owners.
Various departments of the L.M.S. Railway are supplied from a private well situated
at the L.M.S. Colne Valley pumping station at Watford. Two representative samples were
taken from :—
L.M.S. Clearing House, Drummond Street.
64, Cardington Street.