London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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Work of Sanitary Inspectors.
| Inspector Davis. | Inspector Longden. | Inspector Norman. | Inspector Matson. | Inspector Draper. | Inspector Jackson. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses damp, dirty or dilapidated remedied | 117 | 104 | 134 | 107 | 142 | 128 | 732 |
| Doors, windows, floors, ceilings, sash cords, &ic., repaired | 32 | 21 | 38 | 140 | 83 | 22 | 336 |
| Overcrowding cases abated in other than registered houses | 5 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 64 |
| Illegal occupations of underground rooms | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
| Water-closet defects remedied | 232 | 306 | 378 | 106 | 260 | 218 | 1590 |
| Water-closets erected | 133 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 225 |
| Urinal defects remedied | 12 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 44 |
| Urinals erected | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 12 |
| Soil pipe and ventilating shaft defects remedied | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Soil pipe and ventilating shafts erected | 20 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 56 |
| Yard defects remedied | 74 | 40 | 120 | 136 | 108 | 66 | 544 |
| Waste pipe defects remedied | 11 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 109 |
| Waste pipes, sinks and lavatories erected | 63 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 99 |
| Water cistern defects remedied | 30 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 94 |
| Rubbish, manure, &c., accumula | |||||||
| tions removed | 39 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 126 |
| Dung or dust receptacles repaired or renewed | 39 | 34 | 95 | 37 | 42 | 72 | 319 |
| Drains relaid or amended | 47 | 22 | 53 | 33 | 39 | 62 | 256 |
| Drains cleared | 27 | 24 | 45 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 154 |
| Rain water pipes repaired or renewed | 38 | 8 | 53 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 141 |
| Water supply to houses re-instated | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| Roofs and gutters repaired | 21 | 27 | 86 | 42 | 59 | 26 | 261 |
| Area defects remedied | 5 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 8 | 11 | 109 |
| Washhouse defects remedied | 14 | 25 | 121 | 62 | 86 | 41 | 349 |
| Bakehouses cleansed or repaired | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Animal nuisances abated | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| Basement defects remedied | 6 | 20 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 2 | 93 |
| Stables cleansed or repaired | 3 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Water supply laid on to upper storeys | |||||||
| of house | 2 | 24 | 46 | 16 | 34 | 24 | 146 |
| Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 55 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 107 |
| Restaurants cleansed or repaired | 94 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 160 |
| Smoke observations | 11 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 76 |
| Overcrowding cases abated in | |||||||
| registered houses | 6 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 61 |
| Registrd. houses cleansed throughout | 85 | 195 | 226 | 194 | 149 | 300 | 1149 |
| Registered houses — Intimation Notices served | 85 | 200 | 230 | 194 | 149 | 319 | 1177 |
| Registered houses — Statutory Notices served | 54 | 36 | 95 | 60 | 20 | 110 | 375 |
| First visits on complaint, &c. | 1092 | 1420 | 1565 | 1234 | 1715 | 1921 | 8947 |
| Re-visits | 3669 | 5085 | 5014 | 4773 | 4516 | 4300 | 27357 |
| Intimation Notices served | 400 | 459 | 686 | 306 | 388 | 557 | 2796 |
| Statutory Notices served | 58 | 40 | 71 | 41 | 65 | 82 | 357 |
| Infectious disease investigations | 110 | 210 | 270 | 183 | 88 | 285 | 1146 |
| House inspections | 196 | 273 | 269 | 335 | 179 | 268 | 1520 |
| House to house inspections | 49 | 99 | 119 | 67 | 114 | 87 | 535 |
| Canal boats inspected | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | 101 |