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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Work of Sanitary Inspectors.
| Inspector Ensor. | Inspector Davis. | Inspector Longden. | Inspector Norman. | Inspector Hindhaugh. | Inspector Powell. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damp, dirty, or dilapidated houses nuisances remedied | 176 | 138 | 173 | 272 | 188 | 144 | 1091 |
| Defective doors, windows, floors, ceilings, sashcords, &c | • 78 | 46 | 42 | # 77 | 59 | 83 | 385 |
| Illegal occupations of kitchens, cellars, or underground rooms remedied | 3 | - | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| Water-closets cleansed or repaired | 278 | 215 | 265 | 198 | 253 | 216 | 1425 |
| Additional water-closets provided | 17 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 10 | - | 76 |
| Urinals cleansed or provided | 4 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 56 |
| Defective soil-pipes and ventilating shafts repaired | 13 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 66 |
| Yards drained, paved, repaired, or limewashed | 106 | 97 | 41 | 308 | 220 | 143 21 | 915 139 |
| Waste and sink pipes repaired or remedied | 45 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 18 | ||
| Water cisterns cleansed or repaired | 44 | 72 | 9 | 23 | 57 | 37 | 242 |
| Accumulations of rubbish, manure, &c., removed | 33 | 42 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 45 | 176 |
| Dung or dust receptacles repaired or renewed | 35 | 73 | 47 | 115 | 80 | 68 | 418 |
| Defective drains relaid | 33 | 46 | 36 | 83 | 56 | 57 | 311 |
| Drains cleared | 16 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 54 | 129 |
| Rain water pipes repaired, &c. | 17 | 27 | 9 | 56 | 48 | v 21 | 178 |
| Defective roofs and gutters repaired | 67 | 28 | 33 | 116 | 66 | 79 | 389 |
| Areas paved, lime washed, or repaired | 18 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 67 | 15 | |
| Water supplv to houses re-instated | 11 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Washhouses re-paved or repaired. | 121 | 7 | 8 | 155 | 91 | 45 | 427 |
| Bakehouses cleansed or repaired | - | 2 | — | — | 1 | - | 3 |
| Restaurants cleansed or repaired | 11 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 27 | ^m^ |
| Nuisances from animals abated | 2 | • 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | |
| Basements cleansed or repaired | 12 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 73 | 12 | 126 |
| Stables re-paved or repaired | 4 | 23 | - | 16 | 3 | 18 | 64 |
| Smoke nuisances abated | 1 | 8 | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
| Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 22 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 101 |
| House-to-house inspections | 316 | 240 | 272 | 336 | 150 | 234 | 1548 |
| First visits on complaints, &c. | 723 | 1116 | 994 | 1449 | 770 | 1473 | 6525 |
| Re-visits | 3751 | 4775 | 4426 | 5018 | 2970 | 4337 | 25277 |
| Intimation Notices served | 505 | 444 | 5o1 | 776 | 418 | 435 | 3079 |
| Statutory Notices served | 111 | 80 | 76 | 169 | 158 | 95 | 689 |
| Infectious disease investigations | 224 | 93 | 257 | 305 | 256 | 124 | 1259 |
| Cases of overcrowding abated | 21 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 33 | 123 |
| Cases of overcrowding abated in registered houses | 16 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 18 | 127 |
| Canal boat inspections | — | - | — | - | — | 101 | 101 |
The above Table does not include any reference to particulars regarding the inspection
of Factories and Workshops.