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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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Summary of Defaults and Defects in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces for which Notices were served during 1908.
| Workshops. | Factories. | Workplaces. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty workshops and workplaces | 127 | — | 1 | 128 |
| Damp and dilapidated workshops, &c. | 49 | 7 | — | 56 |
| Dirty staircases, &c | 11 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| Overcrowded workshops | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Insufficient ventilation | 23 | — | — | 23 |
| Fumes from gas stoves, &c. | 6 | 2 | — | 8 |
| Drainage of floors | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Water supply insufficient | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Sanitary conveniences, cleansed | 94 | 105 | 10 | 209 |
| Sanitary conveniences, defects remedied | 85 | 129 | 29 | 243 |
| No sanitary convenience | 5 | — | 3 | 8 |
| Insufficient sanitary convenience accommodation | 15 | 10 | i | 26 |
| Improper use of sanitary conveniences by two sexes | I5 | 6 | — | 21 |
| Defective soil pipes | 3 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Yards cleansed, paved, or paving repaired | 15 | 5 | — | 20 |
| Defective sinks and gullies | 16 | 7 | — | 23 |
| Water-cisterns dirty and defective | 13 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
| Accumulations of refuse | 14 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| Dustbins defective or absent | 81 | 28 | 9 | 118 |
| Drainage defective | 17 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| Rain-water pipes defective, &c. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Areas undrained | 7 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
| Stables in need of limewashing | 1 | — | 8 | 9 |
| Stable paving or drainage defective | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 611 | 336 | 82 | 1029 |