Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Nature of work | Section 110 | Section 111 | ||||
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No. of outworkers in August list required by section 110(1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
Wearing apparel (making etc., cleaning and washing) | 325 | - | - | - | - | - |
Curtains and furniture hangings | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
Furniture and upholstery | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
File making | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Artificial flowers | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brush making | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Feather sorting | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
Carding, etc., of buttons etc. | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
Stuffed toys | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cosaques Christmas stockings, etc. | 38 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lampshades | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 395 | - | - | - | - | - |
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951
This Act requires-
(a) the registration of premises where specified filling materials are used and
(b) the annual licensing of premises where rag flock is manufactured or stored.
10 premises were on the Council's register at the end of the year, and one licence
was renewed in respect of storage for the year 1963.
During 1962 the Council's Public Health Inspectors took 8 samples, as follows,
all of which were subjected to the tests prescribed by the Regulations and found to
be satisfactory:-
Black curled fibre 1
Cotton felt 2
Hair 2
New fibre 2
Woollen mixture felt (50%) 1