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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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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. | Occupier Prosecuted. | ||
| (i) Non-power factories, in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are enforced by Local Authorities | 438 | 611 | 10 | Nil. |
| (ii) Power factories in which Section 7 only is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,468 | 2,005 | 119 | Nil. |
| (iii) Other Premises, excluding out-workers' premises | 524 | 823 | 18 | Nil. |
| Totals | 2,379 | 3,439 | 147 | Nil. |
| Not including 103 notices served under Public Health (London) Act, 1936. | ||||
2. Cases in which defects were found.
| Particulars. | Found. | Remedied. | Referred. | Number ef prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To H.M. Inspector. | By H.M. Inspector. | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 116 | 116 | 1 | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— (a) Insufficient | 13 | 13 | — | 2 | — |
| (6) Unsuitable or defective | 148 | 148 | — | 18 | — |
| (e) Not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — |
| Totals | 305 | 305 | 11 | 22 | — |