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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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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF FINSBURY.
The Town Hall,
Rosebery Avenue, E.G.
190
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
REMOVAL OF MANURE.
The Council of the above-mentioned Metropolitan Borough,
being the Sanitary Authority for the District, hereby give notice that
they require the daily removal of manure or other refuse from
the stable, cowhouse or other premises occupied by you, and
situate at in the said Borough.
If you fail to comply with this notice, you will be liable, under
Sec. 36 (2) of the above-mentioned Act, without further notice, to
a fine not exceeding 20s. for each day during which such noncompliance
continues.
(Signed)
Medical Officer of Health.
To Mr
of
This circular was not sent to owners of small stables, and the
Resolution has not been applied to such owners, as accumulations
of manure at such places do not, as a rule, create a nuisance.
SCHOOLS.

Table: There are in Finsbury 21 Public Elementary Schools, containing 18,108 children, as follows:—

There are in Finsbury 21 Public Elementary Schools, containing 18,108 children, as follows:—

Schools.No.No. of Infants.No. of Boys.No. of Girls.Totals.
Provided145,2834,7844,85314,920
Non-Provided71,2878331,0683,188
Totals216,5705,6175,92118,108