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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following particulars are furnished in accordance with Section 128(3)
of the 1937 Act, with respect to matters under Part I and Part VIII -
1
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupier Prosecuted | ||
| (i) Non-power factories, in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are enforced by Local Authorities | 714 | 1,563 | 13 | Nil |
| (ii) Power factories in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,597 | 2,106 | 78 | Nil |
| (iii) Other Premises inwhich Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority,excluding out-workers' premises | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Totals | 2.311 | 3, 669 | 91 | Nil |
2.
| Particulars | Found | Remedied | Referred | Number of prosecutions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To H. M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S. 1) | 30 | 30 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S. 2) | 11 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 6 | 7 | - | 1 | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 7 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) (a) Insufficient | 9 | 10 | _ | 1 | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 87 | 100 | - | 13 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 7 | 8 | - | 1 | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 26 | - | 26 | - | - |
| Totals | 183 | 173 | 26 | 16 | Nil |