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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following particulars are furnished in accordance with Section 153(1) of the 1961 Act, with respect to matters under Parts 1 and VIII:-
1.
| 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 | 264 | 76 | 3 | Nil |
| (ii) Power factories in which Section 7 is enforced by the local Authority | 1,472 | 2,140 | 100 | Nil |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority, excluding out-workers' premises | 27 | 22 | Nil | Nil |
| Totals | 1,763 | 2, 238 | 103 | Nil |
NOTE: In addition to the premises on the Statutory register, as
shown in the above table, there are 307 classified as workplaces
which do not fall within the definition of a factory
as defined by the Act, but in which work involving manual
labour is carried on.
2.
| Particulars | Found | Remedied | Referred | Number of prosecutions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To H.M. Inspector | By H, M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.I) | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) (a) Insufficient | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 86 | 97 | - | 11 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 8 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not Including offences relating to Outwork) | 53 | - | 53 | - | - |
| Totals | 153 | 1 | 53 | 11 | Nil |