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St Pancras 1908

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

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sanitary conveniences, drainage, and nuisances. During the year 114 and
48 inspections of factories, respectively, were made, and 20 re-inspections
after notices served.
Workshops.—The Men Inspectors had 1028 (apart from bakehouses) and the
Woman Inspector 385 workshops (apart from laundries) on the Registers for
periodical inspection. During the year 670 and 148 inspections, respectively,
of these premises were made, and 304 and 1 re-inspections after notices.
Workplaces.—These include restaurant kitchens, cab and omnibus yards,
laundries and domestic workshops, and home workplaces.
Domestic Workshops and Home Workplaces.—The Woman Inspector has
69 of these on the Register, of which 33 inspections and 0 re-inspections after
notice were made. These places vary in number from year to year, and
according to the season of the year.
Laundries.—On the Register arc 74 laundries at which the Woman Inspector
made 33 inspections and 1 re-inspection.
Restaurant Kitchens.—Of these the Men Inspectors had 141 and the Woman
Inspector 158 on the Registers. At the former 156 inspections and 52
re-inspections were made and at the latter 52 inspections and 0 re-inspections.
Bakehouses.—At the commencement of the year there were 173 workshopbakehouses.
Of these and of the three factory bakehouses, and the three
bakehouses in hotels, 336 inspections and 251 re-inspections were made.
Offensive Trades and Effluvia Businesses.—These are dealt with under the
Section relating to Nuisances.
Tabular Statement.—The following is a tabular statement of the work of the
Men Inspectors in the form desired by the Factory Department of the Home
Office:—
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF ST. PANCRAS, 1908.
Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces, and Homework.

1.—Inspection.

Excluding Inspections made by the Woman Sanitary Inspector, for which see Appendix to her Report.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Factories (including Factory Laundries)134lNil.
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries)97453
Workplaces (Restaurant Kitchens)20856
Total1316110