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St Pancras 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
St. Pancras,
February, 1903.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sib, —
The work done by me during the period extending from 5th May to
31st December, 1902, has included the following:—
1.—INSPECTIONS AND RE-INSPECTIONS.
| Number on Register, 31st Dec., 1902. | Inspections. | Re-inspections. | Notices served. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints | .. | 5 | .. | .. |
| Day Schools | 67 | 70 | .. | .. |
| Factories | 90 | 63 | 2 | 3 |
| Workshops | 345 | 428 | 4 | 4 |
| Restaurant Kitchens | 116 | 123 | 11 | 12 |
| Domestic Workshops | .. | 70 | .. | .. |
| Home Work-places | 156 | 1 | 1 | |
| Laundries | 89 | 118 | 16 | 7 |
| Other duties | .. | 9 | .. | .. |
| 1042 | 34 | 27 |
2. REGISTERS.
Schools. Domestic Workshops (new).
Factories. Laundries.
Workshops. Restaurant Kitchens (new).
Outworkers (new).
3.-MISCELLANEOUS.
Circulars sent to possible employers of outworkers 1300
Number of addresses notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories 86
Number of addresses (outworkers) notified to Local Authorities 73
Various collections of statistics relating to Workshops, Outworkers,
Laundries and Kitchens.
The inspection of Restaurant Kitchens is an entirely new section of the
work. I therefore add some account of the Kitchens in Wards 5, 6, 7, 8, in
which women are employed:-
Number of Kitchens on register 116
Basement Kitchens 31
Ground Floor Kitchens 79
Kitchens on 1st and higher floors 6