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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| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Notices Issued | Prosecutions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Notified by Home Office | Remedied | Notified to Home Office | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 119 | 9 | 128 | - | 128 | -— | |
| Want of Ventilation | 40 | 2 | 42 | -— | 42 | - | |
| Want of Air Space: Over- crowding ......... | 5 | 2 | 7 | - | 5 | - | |
| / Sanitary Accommo- dation. | Absent or insufficient | 57 | - | 57 | - | 57 | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 445 | 6 | 451 | - | 451 | 1 | |
| Not separate for Sexes | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | |
| Other Nuisances | 277 | - | 277 | - | 2 | ||
| Illegal occupation of Under-I ground Bakehouse (s. 101) | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Failure as regards Lists of Outworkers (s. 107) | 61 | - | 61 | 1 ; | 60 | 1 | |
| Givingoutwork to be done in premise: which are | Unwholesome (s. 108) | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Infected (s 110) | — | - | -- | — | - | - | |
| Allowing Wearing Apparel to be made in Premises infected by Scarlet Fever or Small- pox (s. 109) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Contraventions | 120 | - | - | 1 20 | - | -— | |
| Totals | 1133 | 19 | 1032 | 120 | 1029 | 4 | |