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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACTS.
The following five tables are those asked for by the Home Secretary:—
1.— Inspections made by Male and Female Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. | Number of | Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories (including factory laundries and bakehouses) | 1,328 | 294 | — |
| Workshops (including workshop laundries and bakehouses) | 1,710 | 255 | — |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | 429 | 62 | — |
| Total | 3,467 | 611 | — |
2.— Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspectors. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Nil | Nil | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 170 | 170 | ||
| Want of ventilation | — | — | ||
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | ||
| Other nuisances | 130 | 130 | ||
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 7 | 7 | ||
| Unsuitable or defective | 84 | 84 | ||
| Not separate for sexes | 35 | 35 | ||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (s. 101) | — | — | ||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 84 | 84 | ||
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | 100 | 100 | ||
| Total | 611 | 611 | ||
| * Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts. | ||||