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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects | Number ofrosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to h.m, Inspectors. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 131 | 131 | Nil | Nil | |
| Want of ventilation | 5 | 5 | ||
| Overcrowding | 3 | 3 | ||
| Want of drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Other nuisances | 82 | 82 | ||
| Sanitary accommodation— Insufficient. . | 16 | 16 | ||
| Unsuitable or defective | 35 | 35 | ||
| Not separate for sexes | 13 | 13 | ||
| — | — | |||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork, which are | 104 | 104 | ||
| included in Part 3 of this Report) | 81 | 81 | ||
| Total | 471 | 471 | — | — |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 & 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as
remediable under the Public Health Acts.
3.—Home Work.
The only matter to report under this heading is the receipt of the following lists of
outworkers for employers sending twice in the year:—18 in respect, of the making, etc., of
wearing apparel, comprising the names of 53 outworkers (contractors) and 82 outworkers
(workmen).
4.—Registered Workshops.
| Workshops on the Register (See. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| (1) | |
| Bakehouses | 114 |
| Restaurant kitchens | 392 |
| Laundries | 29 |
| Domestic workshops | — |
| Other workshops where women are employed | 453 |
| Other workshops | |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1804 |