Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1905 including annual report on factories and workshops
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Workshops. | Factories. | Workplaces. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dirty workshops and workplaces | 113 | — | 2 | 115 |
Damp and dilapidated workshops, &c. | 21 | 2 | — | 23 |
Dirty staircases, &c. | 12 | — | — | 12 |
Overcrowded workshops | 11 | — | — | 11 |
Insufficient ventilation | 18 | — | 1 | 19 |
Fumes from gas, acids. &c. | 12 | — | — | 12 |
Drainage of floors | 1 | — | — | 1 |
No water supply | 2 | — | - | 2 |
Sanitary conveniences, cleansed | 92 | 80 | 16 | 188 |
Sanitary conveniences, defects remedied | 98 | 127 | 20 | 245 |
No sanitary convenience | 2 | — | 4 | 6 |
Insufficient sanitary convenience accommodation | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
Unsuitable sanitary conveniences for two sexes | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
Improper use of sanitary conveniences by two sexes | 5 | 2 | — | 7 |
Defective soil pipes | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Yards cleansed, paved, or paving repaired | 17 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
Defective sinks and gullies | 27 | 23 | 18 | 68 |
Water-cisterns dirty and defective | 9 | 22 | 8 | 39 |
Accumulations of refuse and manure | 17 | 7 | 9 | 33 |
Dustbins and manure receptacles defective or absent | 62 | 23 | 9 | 94 |
Drainage defective | 23 | 21 | 17 | 61 |
Rain-water pipes defective, &c. | 6 | — | 2 | 8 |
Stable paving defective | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Stables in need of limewashing | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
Black smoke emission | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Animals improperly kept | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Totals | 570 | 322 | 116 | 1008 |