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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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Table No. 12.
| Factories, Workshops and Work Places—Breaches of Statutes. | Intimations. | Statutory Notices. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Want of cleanliness | 111 | 11 |
| 2 Want of ventilation | 5 | l |
| 3 Want of air space, overcrowding ... | 1 | l |
| 4 Sanitary accommodation, absent or insufficient- | 15 | 3 |
| 5 ,, ,, unsuitable or defective | 56 | 9 |
| 6 ,, ,, not separate for sexes | 17 | 4 |
| 7 Want of drainage of floors | — | — |
| 8 Other nuisances | 76 | 8 |
| 9 Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse | — | — |
| 10 Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses | 97 | — |
| 11 Failure as regards list of outworkers | — | — |
| 12 Giving out work to be done in premises which are unwholesome | - | — |
| 13 ,, ,, ,, infected | — | — |
| 14 Allowing wearing apparel to be made in premises infected by scarlet | ||
| fever or small-pox | — | — |
| 15 Other contraventions | 47 | 6 |
| Totals | 425 | 43 |
Table No. 13.
| Breaches of other Statutes and Statutory By-laws. | Intimations | Statutory Notices. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| l | An occupied house without a proper and sufficient supply of water | 240 | 120 |
| 2 | Water supply used for domestic purposes connected with cisteru which is used for flushing the water-closet | - | - |
| 3 | Water-closet not supplied with a sufficient quantity of water for securing its effective action | 169 | 43 |
| 4 | Tank, cistern, or other receptacle for storing of water used or likely | ||
| to be used by man for drinking purposes—dirty condition of | 32 | 9 | |
| 5 | Tank, cistern, or other receptacle for storing water used or likely to be used by man for drinking purposes—absence of a proper cover to ... | 21 | 7 |
| 6 | Tank, cistern, or other receptacle for .storing water used or likely to | ||
| be used by man for drinking purposes placed in an improper position | 1 | - | |
| 7 | Animals so kept as to be likely to pollute the water supply | — | — |
| 8 | Offensive matters not deposited in manure receptacle | 1 | |
| 9 | Manure not removed at proper intervals | 13 | 3 |
| 10 | Manure—absence of proper receptacle for | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | Manure receptacle not properly constructed | 1 | — |
| 12 | Sufficient drain to stables or cowshed—absence of a | 1 | — |
| 13 | Receptacle for house refuse—absence of a proper | 275 | 49 |
| 14 | Receptacle for house refuse—absence of a proper cover for | 8 | 2 |
| 15 | Yard or open space unpaved | 1 | — |
| 16 | ,, paving defective | 305 | 110 |
| 17 | Insufficient water-closet accommodation to "lodging house" | 77 | 45 |
| 18 | A furnace improperly constructed or negligently used ... | — | — |
| 19 | Effluvia arising from premises used for trade, business, or manu | ||
| facture which is a nuisance dangerous to the inhabitants of the district | 1 | — | |
| 20 | Offensive matters suffered to run out of trade premises into an uncovered place | — | — |
| 21 | Dairies and cowsheds—breach of By-laws as to | — | — |
| 22 | Slaughterhouses—breach of By-laws as to | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Steam whistle—use of a, without authority | 2 | — |
| 24 | Parts of houses infested with vermin requiring stripping, purifying, and cleansing | 580 | 130 |
| 25 | Articles in an unwholesome condition requiring to be purified or destroyed | 16 | 3 |
| 26 | Underground room illegally occupied as a dwelling | 12 | 1 |
| 27 | Name and address of Medical Officer of Health and of landlord, etc., not inscribed in rent book | 30 | 1 |
| 28 | Other breaches | 684 | 83 |
| Totals | 2478 | 609 |