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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Woman Inspector's Work ONLY.
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES, AND
HOMEWORK.
1.—Inspection.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 12 | - | Nil. |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 48 | 4 | |
| Workplaces (other than Outworker's premises included in Part 3 of this Report | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 63 | 6 | - |
2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | Nil | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 3 | 3 | |||
| Want of ventilation | 0 | 0 | |||
| Overcrowding | .. | .. | |||
| Want of drainage floors | 1 | 1 | |||
| Other nuisances | 1 | 1 | |||
| †Sanitary accommodation | Insufficient | .. | .. | ||
| Unsuitable or defective | 3 | 3 | |||
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | |||
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | |||||
| Illegal occupation of underground Bakehouse (S. 101) | .. | .. | |||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for Bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | .. | .. | |||
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report) | .. | .. | |||
| Total | 9 | 9 | |||