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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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SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE
PUBLIC HEALTH & FACTORY & WORKSHOP
ACTS
The following Tables and Statement have been drawn up in
accordance with suggestions received from the Medical Officer of
Health of the Administrative County of London in order to
facilitate uniformity in stating returns for the various Metropolitan
Boroughs
| Premises. | Number of Places— | Numberof in-spections, 1905. | Numberof notices, 1905. | Number of pro-seciuions1905. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1904. | Added in 1905. | Removed in 1905. | On register at end of 1905. | ||||
| Milk premises | 270 | 21 | 29 | 262 | 402 | 96 | — |
| Cowsheds | 6 | — | - | 6 | 69 | 4 | — |
| Slaughter-houses | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 104 | — | — |
| Other offensive trade premises | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ice cream premises | 100 | 4 | 1 | 103 | 192 | 36 | 1 |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 1131 | 45 | 7 | 1169 | 79731 | (a)° 59 (b) † 2710 | (a)°Nil (b) † 12 |
* (a) For overcrowding. † (b) For other conditions.
Overcrowding, 1905—
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 118
Number remedied 118
Number of prosecutions
Underground rooms—
Illegal occupation dealt with during year 24
Number of rooms closed