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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 1908
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1908 including annual report on factories and workshops
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The details of the inspections are as follows:— HOUSE TO HOUSE INSPECTIONS.
| Street or Buildings. | No. of houses inspected. | No. of houses in which defects were found. | Percentage of houses with defects to houses inspected. | No. of families living in | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One room. | Two rooms. | Three rooms. | Four rooms & over. | ||||
| Allen Street | 6 | 3 | 500 | 8 | 5 | _ | 6 |
| Baldwin Street | 21 | 17 | 81.0 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 12 |
| Beckford Square | 14 | 13 | 93.0 | 46 | 2 | — | — |
| Central Street | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Charter Buildings | 9 | 8 | 88.8 | — | 3 | 6 | — |
| Field Place | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Frederick Row | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Galway Street | 20 | 16 | 800 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| Gastigny Place | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | — |
| Goswell Terrace | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Hall Street | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| Hat and Mitre Court | 15 | 3 | 20.0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — |
| Henry St., Buildings | 34 | 4 | 11.7 | 14 | 16 | 13 | — |
| Ironmonger Row | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 8 | 7 | — | — |
| Langton Street | 11 | 10 | 91.0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Lewins Court | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Little Sutton St. Buildings | 36 | 25 | 69.4 | 5 | 30 | 1 | — |
| Margaret Street | 27 | 18 | 66.6 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 9 |
| Merlins Place | 9 | 8 | 88.8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Norman's Buildings | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 22 | 26 | 16 | 2 |
| Northampton Buildings | 48 | 20 | 41.7 | 8 | 16 | 24 | — |
| Peabody Buildings | 23 | 11 | 48.O | 1 | 2 | 18 | — |
| Peerless Street | 15 | 13 | 86.6 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| Prospect Row | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Rahere Street | 14 | 13 | 92.8 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 13 |
| Seabrook Place | 13 | 10 | 77.0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — |
| Sidney Grove | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 2 | 42 | 2 | — |
| „ Place | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| Tilney Court | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 9 | 1 | — | — |
| Union Place | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 24 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Victoria Dwellings | 20 | 4 | 20.0 | — | 15 | 5 | — |
| Whitecross Street | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | — | 3 | — | 2 |
| Wynford Road | 57 | 47 | 82.4 | 78 | 82 | 16 | 21 |
| Youngs Buildings | 5 | 4 | 8o.o | 3 | — | 1 | |
| Totals | 534 | 360 | 67.0 | 415 | 422 | 174 | 112 |
OVERCROWDING.—The total number of cases of over-crowding
dealt with during 1908 was 125. Of these, 61 instances affected
registered houses.
In many cases attention was drawn to the over-crowding by means
of complaints—anonymous or otherwise—addressed to the depart
ment.