London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Finsbury 1907

Report on the public health of Finsbury 1907 including annual report on factories and workshops

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Shelters provided under sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891—

Number of persons accommodated during the year43
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which applications were received during the year3
Number of tenements comprised therein174
Number of tenements for which certificates were (a) granted, 174; (b) refused, nil174
Number of Prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health Act, 1891-
(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow, ice, salt, filth, etc._
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive matter running out of any manufactory, etc._
(c) For the prevention of keeping animals in such a manner as to be injurious to health_
(d) As to paving of yards, etc., of dwelling-houses
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive matter, etc._
(f) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal of refuse, etc.
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, etc._
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc.2
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to water closets_
(j) W ith respect to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Act, Section 202)__
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage, etc., Metropolis Management Acts Amendment (By-laws) Act, 18991
Mortuaries—
Total number of bodies removed369
Total number of infectious bodies removed13

* Blocks of Buildings counted as houses.