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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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1.— Inspections made by Male and Female Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Writteu Notices. | Prosecutions. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
| Factories | 1783 | 121 | — | |
| W orkshops | 2383 | 104 | — | |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' included premises included in Part 3 of this Report | 980 | 27 | 1 | |
| Totals | 5146 | 252 | 1 | |
2.—Defects Found.
| Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Particulars. | Pound. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspectors. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Want of cleanliness | 106 | 100 | - | - |
| Want of ventilation | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Want of drainage of floors | - | - | - | - |
| Other nuisances | 63 | 59 | - | - |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 47 | 43 | - | - |
| Not separate for sexes | 26 | 16 | - | 1 |
| Other breaches | 29 | 27 | - | - |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (s. 101) | - | - | - | - |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 78 | 74 | - | - |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork, which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | - | - | - | - |
| 359 | 327 | - | 1 | |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 & 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as
remediable under the Public Health Acts.