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St Pancras 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Report of the Woman Inspector of Workshops, &c.
To the Medical Officer of He vlth.
Sir,
I submit the following Report relating to work done by me during the
year 1908:—
COMPLAINTS.
| Factories. | Workshops. | Schools. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints dealt with during the year | l | 6 | l | 8 |
| Complaints made by H.M. Inspector | 5 | .. | 5 | |
| Complaints made by other persons | l | 1 | l | 3 |
PREMISES AND INSPECTIONS.
Including complaints and periodical inspections, the complaints being distributed according to the premises:—
| Premises. | Number on Register 31st Dec., 1908. | Approximate Number Employed. | Inspections. | Re-inspections after Notices. | Intimation Notices. | Statutory Notices. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Schools | 42 | .. | 59 | .. | .. | ||
| Factory Laundries | 18 | 204 | 6 | .. | .. | ||
| Other Factories | 89 | 2575 | 43 | .. | .. | ||
| Workshop Laundries | 74 | 317 | 33 | 2 | 2 | Nil. | Nil. |
| Other Workshops | 404 | 2930 | 153 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Domestic Workshops | 71 | 152 | 33 | ||||
| Home Workplaces. . | 273 | 273 | 231 | .. | .. | ||
| Restaurant Kitchens | 158 | 337 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
| Other Duties | .. | .. | 588 | .. | .. | ||
| Totals | .. | 6788 | 1147 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. |
The numbers employed are approximate only, and probably understate the
case. They refer to women only with the exception of about 120 men working
in their own homes.
In addition to the matters dealt with as shown in the above table, I handed
over to the District Inspectors four cases involving drain construction.
In addition to the two cases of infectious diseases in home workers' premises,
shown in the appended table, a case of scabies was found in the family of a
home-worker. There was no difficulty in inducing the family to take precautions,
and the patient soon recovered.