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From these figures it appears that of the 43 Districts into which the county
of London is divided, St. Pancras according to number of houses stands twentyeighth
on the list, sixteenth from the bottom. But this is not so satisfactory a
method of comparison as that in which the population is taken as a basis,
because the houses vary so much in size, and the method of estimating their
number differs according to the definition and interpretation of "a house."
According to population, a more reliable method of comparison, St. Pancras
stands thirty-fifth on the list and ninth from the bottom of the list of the fortythree
Districts in the County of London.
St. Pancras has, with ten Sanitary Inspectors, one Inspector for every 24,163
inhabitants, the mean in the whole of the County of London, being one Inspector
for every 18,787 inhabitants, equal to an average of one-fourth more Inspectorial
Staff than in St. Pancras. The minimum number of Inspectors within the
county of London is in the hamlet of Mile End Old Town, one per 36,203 inhabitants,
and the maximum number (excluding the city where the day
population is so large, and the night so small) is in the District of St. Martinin-the-Fields,
one per 6,560.

The two additional Sanitary Inspectors authorised to inspect workshops, Mr.
Frederick Alfred Barth, and Miss Bertha Thurgood were not appointed until
November, 1895, and did not commence their duties until the end of the year.
Towards the end of the year also Mr. Johnson resigned, having been elected to
a post in the City, and Mr. Bush was appointed in November in his stead.
The unfortunate death of Mr. Evans, in January, led to the appointment of
Mr. Kershaw in March, 1896.
OPEN SPACES.
Public Open Spaces—The parks, gardens, and other public open spaces
secured against building operations in St. Pancras, together with their situation,
approximate area, and the authority under which they are maintained are
enumerated, as in previous years, in the following table:—