London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Finsbury 1913
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1913
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WORK OF THE SANITARY INSPECTORS, 1913.
| Inspector Davis. | Inspector Longden. | Inspector Norman. | Inspector Jackson. | Inspector Rees. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses damp, dirty or dilapidated remedied | 319 | 203 | 103 | 67 | 119 | 811 |
| Doors, windows, floors, walls, ceil-ings, sash cords repaired | 133 | 74 | 42 | 15 | 45 | 309 |
| Overcrowding cases abated in other than Registered Houses | 22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 46 |
| Illegal occupation of underground rooms | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Water closet defects remedied | 221 | 188 | 175 | 96 | 132 | 812 |
| Water closets erected | 97 | 27 | 180 | 51 | 34 | 389 |
| Urinal defects remedied | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Urinals erected | 11 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 30 |
| Soil pipe and ventilating shaft defects remedied | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Soil pipe and ventilating shafts erected | 52 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 134 |
| Yard defects remedied | 119 | 107 | 50 | 25 | 75 | 376 |
| Waste pipe defects remedied | 44 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 87 |
| Waste pipes erected | 37 | 12 | 50 | 15 | 23 | 137 |
| Water cistern defects remedied | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 81 |
| Accumulations of rubbish or manure removed | 30 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 94 |
| Dung or Dust receptacles repaired or renewed | 74 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 44 | 211 |
| Drains relaid or amended | 25 | 19 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 100 |
| Drains cleared | 88 | 38 | 87 | 62 | 41 | 316 |
| Rain water pipes cleared, repaired, or renewed | 12 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 65 |
| Water supply to houses re-instated | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Roofs and Gutters repaired | 49 | 64 | 65 | 12 | 28 | 218 |
| Area defects remedied | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 45 |
| Washhouse defects remedied | 118 | 68 | 21 | 17 | 63 | 287 |
| Animal Nuisances abated | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Floor space unventilated | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Stables cleansed or repaired | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Smoke observations | 8 | 12 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Water Supply laid on to upper storeys of house | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances abated | 56 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 125 |
| Bakehouses—inspections | 32 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 107 |
| Bakehouses cleansed or repaired. | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| Restaurants—No. of inspections | 27 | 28 | 117 | 39 | 17 | 228 |
| Restaurants cleansed or repaired | 6 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 44 |
| Milkshops—No. of inspections | 43 | 31 | 60 | 35 | 36 | 205 |
| Milkshops cleansed or repaired | 7 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 43 |
| Public Houses cleansed or repaired | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Ice Cream Premises—No. of inspec-tions | 16 | 10 | 28 | 23 | 28 | 105 |
| Ice Cream Manufactories cleansed or repaired | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| Butchers' shops cleansed or repaired | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Fish Purveyors' Shops cleansed or repaired | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Registered Houses—visits of inspec-tion | 1660 | 1483 | 1367 | 420 | 1681 | 6611 |