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St Pancras 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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III.—OTHER MATTERS.

Class.Number.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:— Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act18
Action taken in matters referred by H.M.I, as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory Act ,Notified by H.M.I.6
Reports of action taken6
Other1
Number of
Home Work:— Lists of Out-workersLists.Outworkers.
....
Lists received49303
Addresses of Out- workersForwarded to other Authorities176
Received from other Authorities550
Wearing Apparel.Other.
Homework in unwholesome or infected premises:— Notices prohibiting homework in unwholesome premises
• *
Cases of infectious diseases notified in homeworkers' premisesl• •
Orders prohibiting homework in infected premises• •
Workshops on the Register at the end of 1905:— Workshop Laundries88
Other Workshops397
Domestic Workshops72
Total number of Workshops on Register557

§ 6.—WATER SUPPLY AND WATER SERVICE.
The condition of the water supplied by the New River Water District, and
the West Middlesex Water District, has been reported in the quarterly reports
as extracted from the Reports of the Analyst of the Local Government Board.
Water Regulations.— A draft model code of regulations to be observed by
consumers, with schedules of technical details for the guidance of plumbers
and others, was drawn up by representatives of the majority of the chief water
undertakings of the kingdom at the Guildhall in September, for submission to
the Local Government Board for approval.