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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Nature of work | 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) | 282 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Furniture and upholstery | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| File making | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Artificial flowers | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 1 | |||||
| Umbrella making | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carding, etc., of buttons etc. | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cosaques, Christmas stockings, etc. | 56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lampshades | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 386 | - | - | - | - | - |
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 1963 the Council's Public Health Inspectors took 6 samples, as follows,
all of which were subjected to the tests prescribed by the Regulations and found
to be satisfactory:-
Hair and fibre mixture 2
Woollen mixture felt (60%) 1
New cotton felt 1
Rag flock - loose 1
Hair 1
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