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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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3.—Home Work.
The only matter to report under this heading is the receipt of the following lists of outworkers
for employers sending twice in the year:—19 in respect of the making, &c., of wearing
apparel, comprising the names of 57 outworkers (contractors) and 77 outworkers (workmen).
4.—Registered Workshops.
| Workshops on the Register (sec. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| (1) | (2) |
| Bakehouses | 134 |
| Restaurant kitchens | 410 |
| Laundries | 31 |
| Domestic workshops | — |
| Other workshops where women are employed | 412 |
| Other workshops | 793 |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1,780 |
5.—Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. |
|---|---|
| (1) | (2) |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | — |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5)— | |
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 57 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 57 |
| In regard to workshops where protected persons have been found to be employed (Public Health (London) Act, 1891, section 27) | 23 |
| Underground bakehouses (s. 101):— | |
| Certificates granted during the year | — |
| In use at the end of the year | 88 |
The number of factories, workshops and workplaces added to and removed from the register during 1921 was as follows:—
| Added to Register. | Removal from Register. | On Register at end of 1921. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses— | |||
| Workshop | 1 | 3 | 134 |
| Factory | — | — | 39 |
| Laundries— | |||
| Workshop | — | 1 | 31 |
| Factory | — | — | 12 |
| Restaurant kitchens | 5 | 15 | 410 |
| Other workshops where women are employed | 29 | 25 | 412 |
| Other workshops | 49 | 23 | 793 |
| Other factories | 32 | 22 | 697 |