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 1932
[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. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
| Factories | 2361 | 197 | — |
| Workshops | 1948 | 136 | — |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | 1129 | 55 | — |
| Totals | 5438 | 386 | — |
2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspectors. (4) | ||
| Nil. | Nil. | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 195 | 194 | ||
| Want of ventilation | 11 | 11 | ||
| Overcrowding | 3 | 3 | ||
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | ||
| Other nuisances | 132 | 131 | ||
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 13 | 13 | ||
| Unsuitable or defective | 175 | 174 | ||
| Not separate for sexes | 13 | 13 | ||
| Other breaches | 33 | 33 | ||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (s. 101) | — | — | ||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 58 | 58 | ||
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork, which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | — | — | ||
| Totals | 633 | 630 | ||
| * Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 & 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts. | ||||