London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to h.m. Inspector. | |||
| Nil. | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 97 | 97 | |||
| Want of ventilation | 2 | 2 | |||
| Overcrowding | o | 0 | |||
| Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 3 | |||
| Other nuisances | 15 | 15 | |||
| Sanitary accommodation | Insufficient | 4 | 4 | ||
| Unsuitable or defective | 8 | ||||
| Not separate for sexes | 4 | 4 | |||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (S. 101) | |||||
| Breach of Special san itary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | 33 | 33 | |||
| Other offences | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 167 | 167 | |||
3.—Home Work.
This is dealt with by the Woman Inspector (see her Report).
4.—Registered Workshops.
For list of Workshop-Bakehouses se$ Appendix at end of Annual Report.
5.—Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act | ||
| (S. 133) | .. | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 5) | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 7 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 7 | |
| Other | .. | |
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):— Certificates granted during the year In use at the end of the Year | .. 133 | |