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 1905
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 |