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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 1907
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1907 including annual report on factories and workshops
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Work of Lady Sanitary Inspectors.
| Mrs. Greenwood. | Miss Jones. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Visits: | ||
| Measles | 316 | 22 |
| Births | 1196 | 421 |
| Infant deaths | 157 | 91 |
| Outworkers (home) | 430 | 202 |
| Workshops | 34 | 31 |
| re Depot children | — | 636 |
| Revisits: | ||
| Measles | 34 | _ |
| Births | 914 | 117 |
| Infant deaths | 45 | 31 |
| Outworkers | 72 | 9 |
| Workshops | 6 | 3 |
| Sundries (Puerperal fever, complaint, etc.) | 229 | 175 |
| Dirty rooms stripped and cleansed | 2 | — |
| Dirty floors and bedding cleansed | 8 | — |
| Workshops dirty | 3 | 2 |
| Sanitary conveniences cleansed | 4 | 1 |
| „ ,, defects remedied | 1 | — |
| Intimation Notices served | 16 | — |
| Nuisances referred to District Inspectors:— | ||
| Dirty and dilapidated houses | 12 | — |
| Yards and basements dirty | 5 | — |
| Defective sanitary conveniences and drains | 10 | — |
| Defective roof | I | |
| Rooms overcrowded | 8 | — |
| Tenement houses not on register | 2 | — |
| Other Nuisances | 4 | — |