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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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SECTION IV.—FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACTS.
Inspections are carried out by one male inspector and one female inspector.
The arrangement is that the female inspector is responsible for inspecting workshops in
which women are employed and for all visits to outworkers and to domestic workshops.
The male inspector is responsible for workshops in which men are employed, including
bakehouses and restaurants.
Both inspectors visit workshops in which men and women are employed.
Report of Work carried out by the Factory and Workshop Inspectors during the year 1937.
| Inspections and lie-Inspections. | Thompson. | Miss Camman. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories (including factory laundries and bakehouses) | 2101 | 898 | 2999 |
| Workshops (including workshop laundries and bakehouses) | 1126 | 631 | 1740 |
| Workplaces (including restaurant kitchens) | 452 | 1050 | 1502 |
| Outworkers' premises | - | 1169 | 1169 |
| Shops Act | 193 | 470 | 663 |
| Other Visits | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| Totals | 3894 | 4217 | 8111 |
| Notices served relating to:— | |||
| Factories | 190 | 32 | 222 |
| Workshops | 52 | 25 | 77 |
| Workplaces | 26 | 5 | 31 |
| Others | 5 | 21 | 26 |
| Totals | 273 | 83 | 356 |