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 Finsbury Borough]
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Sanitary Conditions:
A large proportion of the time of the Public Health Inspectors
is spent in investigating environmental conditions in the homes
of the inhabitants of the borough.
All complaints made by tenants and others were investigated and the following table gives details of action taken by the Inspectors and nuisances abated under the Public Health (London) Act 1936.
Houses damp, dirty-remedied | 311 |
Doors, windows, floors, walls, ceiling, sashcords repaired | 522 |
Watercloset and urinal defects remedied | 147 |
Soil and vent pipe defects remedied | 34 |
Rainwater pipes cleared, repaired or renewed | 57 |
Waste pipes cleared, repaired or renewed | 53 |
Drains cleared | 77 |
Roofs and gutters repaired | 252 |
Water storage tank defects remedied | 9 |
Yard or area defects remedied | 31 |
Washhouse defects remedied | 8 |
Water supply to houses re-instated | 12 |
Water supply laid on to upper storeys of house | 7 |
Firegrates renewed or repaired | 38 |
Animal nuisances abated | 4 |
Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 86 |
Dust receptacles renewed or repaired | 96 |
Accumulations of refuse removed | 90 |
Verminous or filthy articles destroyed | 74 |
Overcrowding cases reported | 22 |
No. of Basement rooms inspected | 126 |
No. of House inspections | 1,317 |
No. of House-to-House inspections | 536 |
Total No. of First Visits for all purposes | 7,798 |
Total No. of Re-visits for all purposes | 7,308 |
No. of Complaints received | 1,419 |
No. of Intimation Notices served | 661 |
No. of Nuisance Notices served | 66 |
No. of Notices served re Pood Premises | 51 |