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, London, Borough of]
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T append the statistical statement desired by the Factory Department of the
Home Office.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
M. E. Bibby,
Sanitary Inspector Workshops [Women).
APPENDIX.
Figures relating to Women's Workshops presented in the form desired by
the Factory Department of the Home Office.
I.—INSPECTIONS.
Number of | |||
---|---|---|---|
Premises. | Inspec-tions. | Written Notices. | Prosecu-tions. |
Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 94 | 1 | • • |
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries and Domestic Workshops) | 386 | 34 | • • |
Work-places (Restaurant Kitchens) | 68 | 3 | • • |
Home-workers' Premises | 183 | 1 | • • |
731 | 39 | • • |
II.—DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars. | Number of Defects | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H. M.I. | Prosecutions. | |||
Nuisances under the Public Health | ||||||
Acts:— Want of Cleanliness | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | ||
Want of Ventilation | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | ||
Over-crowding | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
Want of Drainage of Floors | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | ||
Other Nuisances | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | ||
Sanitary | Insufficient Unsuitable or Defective Not separate | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Accom- | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | ||
modation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts:— | ||||||
Failure as to Lists of Out-workers | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Giving Out-work to be done in premises which are— | Unwholesome | • • | .. | .. | ||
Infected | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Alllowing wearing apparel to be made in premises infected by Scarlet Fever or Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
39 | 39 | • • |