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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Outwork in Infected or Insanitary Premise.
Three instances occurred during the year and the necessary precautions were taken.
4.—List of Factories, Workshops (Registered, Sec. 131) and Workplaces.
| Nature of Work, | Factories. | Workshops. | Workplaces (including Outworkers). | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 63 | 95 | — | 158 |
| Cabinet makers | 37 | 63 | — | 100 |
| Coach builders | 12 | 16 | — | 28 |
| Dressmakers | 24 | 101 | 13 | 138 |
| Engineers | 126 | 36 | — | 162 |
| Foundries | 13 | 6 | — | 19 |
| Furniture makers | 10 | 19 | — | 29 |
| Furriers | — | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Laundries | 10 | 16 | — | 26 |
| Metal workers | 28 | 34 | — | 62 |
| Milliners | — | 20 | 7 | 27 |
| Organ builders | 6 | 4 | — | 10 |
| Pianoforte manufacturers | 36 | 22 | — | 58 |
| Printing | 61 | 13 | — | 74 |
| Restaurant kitchens | — | — | 375 | 375 |
| Tailors | 173 | 120 | 295 | |
| Upholsterers | — | 37 | — | 37 |
| Wood carvers | — | 17 | — | 17 |
| Others | 441 | 606 | 226 | 1273 |
| Totals | 869 | 1291 | 743 | 2903 |
Bakehouses and restaurant kitchens are also referred to on page 55.
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 | 35 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 35 |
| In regard to workshops where protected persons have been found to be employed (Public Health (London) Act, 1891, section 27) | 6 |
| Underground bakehouses (s. 101) :— | |
| Certificates granted during the year | — |
| In use at the end of the year | 806 |