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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Generally.—Only 24 complaints of nuisances alleged to exist in Factories
and Workshops were received during the year and attended to. 8 complaints
of black smoke were also attended to during the temporary absence of the
Smoke Inspector. The general conditions of the Factories and Workshops
inspected during the year show a marked improvement on previous years. I
append a tabulated statement of work done.
Your obedient servant,
F. A. Barth.
Sanitary Inspector of Workshops.
| Inspections. | He-inspection after Intimation Notice. | |
|---|---|---|
| Complaints | 31 | 2 |
| (Half-yearly) Factories [Man] | 201 | 72 |
| „ Workshops ,, | 229 | 128 |
| „ Workplaces ,, | 1 | |
| „ Bakehouses ,, | 907 | 125 |
| „ Restaurant kitchens [Man] | 59 | 11 |
| Total | 1428 | 338 |
Intimations
| Roof defective | 1 |
| Guttering defective | 1 |
| Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation | 9 |
| ,, „ so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health | 10 |
| Water-closet basin foul | 43 |
| „ ,, defective | 10 |
| „ ,, choked | 12 |
| Soil-pipe defective | 1 |
| „ unventilated | 1 |
| Rain-water pipe defective | 3 |
| Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 1 |
| Other nuisances | |
| Total | 98 |