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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number Of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H. M. Inspectors. | |||
| Nil. | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 61 | 61 | |||
| Want of ventilation | 3 | 3 | |||
| Overcrowding | .. | .. | |||
| Want of drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | |||
| Other nuisances | 5 | 5 | |||
| Sanitary accommodation | Insufficient | 3 | 3 | ||
| Unsuitable or defective | 5 | 5 | |||
| Not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | |||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (s. 101, | .. | .. | |||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 13 | 13 | |||
| Other offences | 2 | 2 | |||
| Total | 96 | 96 | |||
3.—Home Work.
This is dealt with by the Women Inspector (see her Report).
4.—Registered Workshops.
For List of Workshops-Bakehouses see Appendix at end of Annual Report
5.—Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factorv 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 | ||
| Other | .. | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | .. | |
| In use at the end of the year | 132 | |