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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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4.—Registered
| Workshops on the Register (Sec. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Numbers. (2) |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 132 |
| Restaurant kitchens | 333 |
| Laundries | 74 |
| Domestic workshops | 71 |
| Other workshops where women are employed | 424 |
| Other workshops | 1314 |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 2348 |
5. —Other Matters.
| Class (1) | Number (2) |
|---|---|
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remedi- Notified by H.M. Inspector able under the Public Health Reports (of action taken) Acts, but not under the Factory sent to H.M. Inspector and Workshop Act (s. 5) | 54 |
| 54 | |
| Other | — |
| Underground bakehouses (s. 101):— | |
| Certificates granted during the year | — |
| In use at the end of the year | 101 |
The inspection of workshops and work plaees where women are employed,
and of domestic workshops and work places where home-workers are
employed, is done by the Woman Inspector (Miss Bibby).
Miss Bibbv combines a great deal of other work with these duties, and
during 1913 devoted but little of her time to workshops.
During the year she made 15 inspections of workshops, in respect of which
seven defects were found (viz., want of cleanliness, five; want of drainage of
floors, one; unsuitable sanitary accommodation, one). Written notices were
sent in respect of these defects, which were all remedied.
In addition, the District Inspectors included in their work a number of
inspections of workshops where women are employed.