London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to h.M. Inspector. | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— Want of cleanliness | 80 | 80 | |||
| Want of ventilation | .. | .. | |||
| Overcrowding | .. | .. | |||
| Want of drainage of floors | . . | ||||
| Other nuisances | 5 | 5 | |||
| †Sanitary ac- Commodation Insufficient Unsuitable or defective Not separate for sexes | 11 | 11 | |||
| 7 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | Nil. | |||
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | |||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (S. 101) | .. | .. | |||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100 ) | 40 | 40 | |||
| Other offences. Total | 1 | 1 | |||
| 146 | 146 | .. | .. | ||
3.—Home Work.
This is dealt with by the Woman Inspector (see her Report).
4.—Registered Workshops.
For list of Workshop-Bakehouses, see Appendix at end of Annual Report.
5. - Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:— Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133) | ||
| Action taken in matters referred, by H.M. Inspector as remedi- | able under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory | and Workshop Act (S. 5) Other | Notified byH.M. Inspector | 9 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 9 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):— Certificates granted during the year In use at the end of the Year. . | 160 | |