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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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The numbers of persons using the baths last year were as follow:—
| Swiming Baths—Merlin Street | 82,634 |
| Ironmonger Row | 18,795 |
| Slipper Baths, Merlin Street | 140,937 |
| Slipper and Turkish Baths, Ironmonger Row | 132,349 |
The number of women using thewash-tubs last year was as follows:—
| No. of Washers. | |
|---|---|
| Merlin Street Establishment | 28,175 |
| Ironmonger Row Establishment | 23,805 |
There is also a swimming pool attached to the Northampton
Institute in St. John Street, and eight samples of water analysed
last year gave satisfactory results. A satisfactory system of
purification has been installed.
Extension of Ironmonger Row Baths.
The extension to these Baths was opened by His Worship the
Mayor, Alderman C. A. Allen, J.P., on 22nd October last.
A Large Swimming Pool, a special Children's Swimming Pool,
a Cafe and a Turkish Bath Suite have been provided.
These new services should do much to increase the health and
efficiency of the inhabitants of the Borough.
Common Lodging Houses.
There are two common lodging houses licensed in Finsbury as
follows :—
57, White Lion Street, James Shuttleworth.
88, Old Street, Salvation Army.
The number of visits made by the Sanitary Inspectors in
1938 was i2i.
The annual census of homeless persons in London was taken
in the night of 21st February and arrangements were made for a
census to be taken at the two common lodging houses in the
Borough with the following result:—