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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Work of Sanitary Inspectors.
| Inspector Ensor. | Inspector Davis. | Inspector Longden. | Inspector Norman. | Inspectors Hindbaugh & Matson. | Inspectors Hall & Draper. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damp, dirty, or dilapidated houses nuisances remedied | 161 | 208 | 234 | 281 | 212 | 298 | 1394 |
| Defective doors, windows, floors, ceilings, sashcords, &c. | 86 | 45 | 34 | 42 | 117 | 221 | 545 |
| Illegal occupations of kitchens, cellars, or underground rooms remedied | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| Water-closets cleansed or repaired | 284 | 225 | 295 | 248 | 363 | 189 | 1604 |
| Additional water-closets provided | 3 | — | 6 | 25 | 7 | — | 41 |
| Urinals cleansed or provided | 2 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 47 |
| Defective soil-pipes and ventilating shafts repaired | 12 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 62 |
| Yards drained, paved, repaired, or limewashed | 112 | 124 | 42 | 165 | 206 | 147 | 796 |
| Waste and sink pipes repaired or remedied | 48 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 63 | 181 |
| Water cisterns cleansed or repaired | 40 | 76 | 14 | '9 | 54 | 32 | 235 |
| Accumulations of rubbish, manure, &c., removed | 49 | 52 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 36 | 164 |
| Dung or dust receptacles repaired or renewed | 47 | 76 | 30 | 107 | 144 | 55 | 459 |
| Defective drains relaid | 44 | 36 | 24 | 45 | 47 | 41 | 237 |
| Drains cleared | 10 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 127 |
| Rain water pipes repaired, &c. | 34 | 33 | 11 | 47 | 24 | 70 | 219 |
| Defective roofs and gutters repaired | 105 | 47 | 61 | 108 | 64 | 128 | 513 |
| Areas paved, lime washed, orrepaired | 13 | 47 | 5 | 27 | 50 | 21 | 163 |
| Water supply to houses re-instated | _ | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | 8 | 21 |
| Washhouses re-paved orrepaired | 119 | 60 | 18 | 104 | 98 | 122 | 521 |
| Bakehouses cleansed or repaired | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 34 |
| Restaurants cleansed or repaired | 16 | 74 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 173 |
| Nuisances from animals abated | — | 7 | 1 | 14 | — | 9 | 31 |
| Basements cleansed or repaired | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 9 | 98 |
| Stables re-paved or repaired | 17 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 8 | 34 |
| Smoke nuisances abated | — | 64 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 75 |
| Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 33 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 162 |
| House-to-house inspections | 317 | 130 | 715 | 695 | 286 | 107 | 2250 |
| First visits 011 complaints, &c. | 880 | 1350 | 1232 | 1448 | 1136 | 1023 | 7069 |
| Re-visits | 4141 | 3733 | 5713 | 6103 | 3838 | 3783 | 27311 |
| Intimation Notices served | 753 | 520 | 827 | 1051 | 607 | 709 | 4467 |
| Statutory Notices served | 125 | 74 | 146 | 212 | 229 | 176 | 962 |
| Infectious disease investigations | 217 | 124 | 177 | 220 | 259 | 104 | 1101 |
| Cases of overcrowding abated | 14 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 59 |
| Cases of overcrowding abated in registered houses | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 59 | |
| Canal boat inspections | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 109 |
The above Table does not include any reference to particulars regarding the work of
the Factory and Workshop Inspector or the Lady Inspectors,