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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to h.m. Inspectors. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Want of cleanliness (s. 1) | 169 | 159 | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (s. 4) | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Overcrowding (s. 2) | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (s. 6) | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 112 | 109 | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences (s. 7)— Insufficient | 10 | 10 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 63 | 59 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Other breaches | 51 | 49 | — | — |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (s. 54) | — | — | — | — |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (Part 1 of 3rd Schedule) | 56 | 53 | — | — |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork; | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 471 | 449 | — | — |
3.—Outworkers and Home Work.
In certain industries specified in the Act, if work is given out by Employers or
Contractors to be done by workers in their own premises, lists containing the names and
addresses of such workers must be forwarded to the Local Authority. The object of this is
to prevent work being carried out in premises which are insanitary, or in which infectious
disease is present.
Notifications of Outworkers were received as follows : —
| From Local Authorities outside St. Pancras. | From St. Pancras Employers. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notifications. | Authorities Notifying. | Total Notifications. | Notifications where addresses were in St, Pancras. | |
| In the first half of year | 655 | 17 | 186 | 57 |
| In the second half of year | 605 | 15 | 200 | 65 |
| Totals | 1260 | 32 | 386 | *122 |
* The remainder were forwarded to the appropriate local authorities,