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 1904
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1904 including annual report on factories and workshops
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| Workshops. | Factories. | Workplaces. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty workshops, cleansed | 118 | — | —— | 118 |
| Damp and dilapidated workshops, repaired | 9 | - | - | 9 |
| Dirty staircases, &c., cleansed | 8 | - | 2 | 10 |
| Overcrowded workshops | 5 | - | — | 5 |
| Ventilation of workshops, improved | 21 | - | -- | 21 |
| Gas stoves, coppers, &c., flues, &c.. provided | 21 | - | - | 21 |
| Drainage of floors | 2 | — | - | 2 |
| No water supply | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Sanitary conveniences, cleansed | 103 | 6 7 | 20 | 190 |
| Sanitary conveniences, defects remedied | 106 | 106 | 49 | 261 |
| No sanitary convenience | 3 | - 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Insufficient sanitary convenience accommodation | 38 | 9 | 4 | 51 |
| Unsuitable sanitary conveniences for two sexes | 2 | 3 | - | 5 |
| Defective soil pipes, repaired or reconstructed | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Yards cleansed, paved, or paving repaired | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Defective sinks and gullies, repaired | 12 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| Water-cisterns cleansed and defects remedied. | 24 | 5 | — | 29 |
| Accumulations of refuse and manure | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Dustbins and manure receptacles defective or absent | 85 | 24 | 28 | 137 |
| Drainage defective, repaired or reconstructed | 12 | 14 | 9 | 35 |
| Rain-water pipes defective, &c. | 3 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Stable paving defective | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Stable in need of limewashing | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Black smoke emissions | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 594 | 248 | 125 | 967 |