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Finsbury 1902

Report on the public health of 1902

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Work of Sanitary Inspectors.

Inspector Elisor.Inspector Davis.Inspector Longden.Inspector Norman.Inspector Hindhaugh.Inspector Powell.Total.
Damp, dirty, or dilapidated houses, nuisances remedied1541101772602341651100
Defective doors, windows, floors, ceilings, sashcords, &c., cases of Illegal occupations of kitchens, cellars, or underground rooms87452439149131475
remedied64106127
Water-closets cleansed or repaired1531882651191542431122
Additional water-closets provided112720102474
Urinals cleansed or repaired34582123
Detective soil-pipes and ventilating shafts repaired32222045918155
Yards drained, paved, repaired, or limewashed1037351292220151890
Waste and sink pipes repaired or remedied1521522664366364
Water cisterns cleansed or repaired742213117173264
Accumulations of rubbish, manure, &c., removed315017311429172
Dung or dust receptacles repaired or renewed738148697755403
Defective drains cleared repaired or reconstructed185417915210967633
Rain water pipes repaired, &c.421613276926193
Defective roofs and gutters repaired592825788373346
Areas paved,limewashed, or repaired15233410127182
Water supply to houses re-instated42144419
Washhouses re-paved or repaired7682217210381462
Bakehouses cleansed or repaired1274-5432
Restaurants cleansed or repaired29514415918166
Nuisances from animals abated373112127
Basements cleansed or repaired261010554105
Stables re-paved or repaired42221525
Smoke nuisances abated313621833
Miscellaneous nuisances abated42102710251115
House-to-house inspections3141732503621942081501
First visits on complaints, &c.54113269127949956775245
Re-visits34042931396448202625354721291
Intimation Notices served5563675416123824412899
Statutory Notices served13680941106961550
Infectious disease investigations2081071502142041431026
Cases of overcrowding abated145455593131244
Canal boats inspected-116----116
The above Table does not include any reference to particulars regarding the inspection of Factories and Workshops.