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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Outwork in Infected or Insanitary Premises.
Seven instances occurred during the year and the necessary precautions were taken.
4.—List of Factories, Workshops
| Nature of Work. | Factories. | Workshops. | Workplaces (including Outworkers). | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 63 | 93 | - | 156 |
| Cabinet makers | 38 | 65 | — | 103 |
| Coach builders | 15 | 14 | — | 29 |
| Dressmakers | 25 | 88 | 12 | 125 |
| Engineers | 138 | 35 | — | 173 |
| Foundries | 14 | 6 | — | 20 |
| Furniture makers | 10 | 19 | — | 29 |
| Furriers | — | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Laundries | 10 | 2 | — | 12 |
| Metal workers | 28 | 34 | — | 62 |
| Milliners | — | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Organ builders | 6 | 4 | — | 10 |
| Pianoforte manufacturers | 37 | 20 | — | 57 |
| Printing | 64 | 11 | — | 75 |
| Restaurant kitchens | — | — | 379 | 379 |
| Tailors | 2 | 173 | 120 | 295 |
| Upholsterers | — | 36 | — | 36 |
| Wood carvers | 1 | 17 | — | 18 |
| Others | 461 | 586 | 226 | 1273 |
| Totals | 912 | 1227 | 746 | 2885 |
5.— Other Matters.
| Class | Number. |
|---|---|
| (l) | (2) |
| 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 | 39 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 39 |
| In regard to workshops where protected persons have been found to be employed (Public Health (London) Act, 1891, section 27) | 41 |
| Underground bakehouses (s. 101):— | |
| Certificates granted during the year | — |
| In use at the end of the year | 86 |
Bakehouses and restaurant kitchens are also referred to on page 57.