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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 1933
[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 | 2201 | 148 | — |
| Workshops | 2027 | 117 | — |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | 1129 | 30 | 1 |
| Totals | 5357 | 295 | 1 |
2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspectors. (4) | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 121 | 120 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | 10 | 9 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 107 | 106 | — | 1 |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 73 | 72 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 15 | 15 | — | — |
| Other breaches | 32 | 31 | — | — |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (s. 101) | — | — | — | — |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 63 | 63 | — | — |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork, which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | — | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | 425 | 419 | 1 | 1 |
| *Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 & 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts. | ||||