Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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1. —Inspections made by Male and Female Sanitary Inspectors.
Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
Factories | 2361 | 197 | — |
Workshops | 1948 | 136 | — |
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | 1129 | 55 | — |
Totals | 5438 | 386 | — |
2.—Defects Found.
Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspectors. (4) | ||
Nil. | Nil. | |||
Want of cleanliness | 195 | 194 | ||
Want of ventilation | 11 | 11 | ||
Overcrowding | 3 | 3 | ||
Want of drainage of floors | — | — | ||
Other nuisances | 132 | 131 | ||
Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
Insufficient | 13 | 13 | ||
Unsuitable or defective | 175 | 174 | ||
Not separate for sexes | 13 | 13 | ||
Other breaches | 33 | 33 | ||
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (s. 101) | — | — | ||
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 58 | 58 | ||
Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork, which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | — | — | ||
Totals | 633 | 630 | ||
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 & 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts. |