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St Pancras 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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47
Factories Act, 1937.
The following particulars are furnished in accordance with Section 128(3) of the above
Act, with respect to matters under Part I and Part VIII:—
| Premises | Number on Register. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | ||
| (i) Non-power factories, in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are enforced by Local Authorities | 382 | 544 | 109 | Nil. |
| (ii) Power factories in which Section 7 only is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,361 | 1,746 | 165 | Nil. |
| (iii) Other Premises, excluding out-workers' premises | 420 | 799 | 19 | Nil. |
| Totals | †2,163 | 3,089 | 293* | Nil. |
* Not including 10 notices served under Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
† Does NOT include 341 unoccupied premises formerly used for commercial purposes.
2.
| Particulars. | Found. | Remedied. | Referred. | Number of prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To H.M. Inspector. | By H.M. Inspector. | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S. 1) | 84 | 84 | 6 | 3 | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — . |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— | |||||
| 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | |
| 181 | 181 | — | 28 | — | |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 16 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 293 | 293 | 6 | 37 | — |