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 1903
Report on the public health of 1903
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Work of Sanitary Inspectors.
| Inspector Ensor. | Inspector Davis. | Inspector Longden. | Inspector Norman. | Inspector Hindhaugh. | Inspector Powell. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damp, dirty, or dilapidated houses nuisances remedied | 115 | 191 | 252 | 221 | 213 | 133 | 1125 |
| Defective doors, windows, floors, ceilings, sashcords, &c. | 94 | 59 | 24 | 80 | 66 | 52 | 375 |
| Illegal occupations of kitchens, cellars, or underground rooms remedied | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 25 |
| Water-closets cleansed or repaired | 241 | 261 | 282 | 195 | 234 | 137 | 1350 |
| Additional water-closets provided | 8 | 31 | – | 19 | 5 | 1 | 64 |
| Urinals cleansed or provided | – | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | 17 |
| Defective soil-pipes and ventilating shafts repaired | 16 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 71 |
| Yards drained, paved, repaired, or limewashed | 97 | 101 | 49 | 254 | 157 | 71 | 729 |
| Waste and sink pipes repaired or remedied | 38 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 130 |
| Water cisterns cleansed or repaired | 70 | 62 | 8 | 37 | 82 | 65 | 324 |
| Accumulation of rubbish, manure, &c., removed | 27 | 29 | 14 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 167 |
| Dung or dust receptacles repaired or renewed | 72 | 78 | 40 | 94 | 54 | 41 | 379 |
| Defective drains relaid | 30 | 61 | 41 | 87 | 98 | 56 | 373 |
| Drains cleared | 30 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 49 | 121 |
| Rain water pipes repaired, &c. | 20 | 22 | 10 | 81 | 56 | 19 | 208 |
| Defective roofs and gutters repaired | 81 | 64 | 87 | 191 | 73 | 90 | 586 |
| Areas paved, limewashed or repaired | 25 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 52 | 8 | 132 |
| Water supply to houses re-instated | 6 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 35 |
| Washhouses re-paved or repaired | 69 | 16 | 7 | 143 | 93 | 36 | 364 |
| Bakehouses cleansed or repaired | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Restaurants cleansed or repaired | 10 | 64 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 136 |
| Nuisances from animals abated | – | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| Basements cleansed or repaired | 17 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 1 | 128 |
| Stables re-paved or repaired | 1 | 6 | – | 19 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| Smoke nuisances abated | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 95 |
| House-to-house inspections | 313 | 208 | 222 | 381 | 150 | 173 | 1447 |
| First visits on complaints, &c. | 698 | 1452 | 986 | 1344 | 850 | 1119 | 6449 |
| Re-visits | 3745 | 3944 | 4716 | 5886 | 2950 | 3778 | 25019 |
| Intimation Notices served | 446 | 461 | 533 | 686 | 351 | 373 | 2850 |
| Statutory Notices served | 110 | 45 | 65 | 227 | 115 | 65 | 627 |
| Infectious disease investigations | 286 | 224 | 275 | 352 | 273 | 155 | 1565 |
| Cases of overcrowding abated | 15 | 34 | 11 | 36 | 9 | 33 | 138 |
| Cases of overcrowding abated in registered houses | 38 | 21 | 23 | 13 | – | 3 | 98 |
| Canal boat inspections | – | – | – | – | – | 106 | 106 |
The above Table does not include any reference to particulars regarding the inspection
of Factories and Workshops.