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 1910
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1910
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WORK OF SANITARY INSPECTORS, 1910.
| Inspector Davis. | Inspector Longden. | Inspector Norman. | Inspector Matson. | Inspector Draper. | Inspector Jackson. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses damp dirty or dilapidated remedied | 213 | 185 | 107 | 121 | 27 | 183 | 836 |
| Doors, windows, floors, walls, ceilings; sash cords repaired | 88 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 8 | 71 | 351 |
| Overcrowding cases abated in other than Registered Houses | 12 | 3 | 39 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 86 |
| Illegal occupation of underground rooms | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | _ | 11 | 25 |
| Water closet defects remedied | 176 | 230 | 224 | 136 | 44 | 225 | 1035 |
| Water closets erected | 120 | 29 | 46 | 72 | 56 | 27 | 350 |
| Urinal defects remedied | 8 | 9 | 14 | _ | - | 1 | 32 |
| Urinals erected | 20 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 27 |
| Soil pipe and ventilating shafts defects remedied | 1 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 44 |
| Soil pipe and ventilating shafts erected | 20 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 76 |
| Yard defects remedied | 110 | 103 | 119 | 88 | 19 | 142 | 581 |
| Waste pipe defects remedied | 8 | 38 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 107 |
| Waste pipes erected | 18 | 4 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 83 |
| Water cistern defects remedied | 24 | 14 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 27 | 122 |
| Rubbish, manure accumulations re-moved | 30 | 18 | 12 | 18 | — | 21 | 99 |
| Dung or Dust receptacles repaired or renewed | 22 | 65 | 89 | 26 | 8 | 69 | 279 |
| Drains relaid or amended | 34 | 19 | 42 | 40 | 12 | 60 | 209 |
| Drains cleared | 40 | 94 | 150 | 44 | 9 | 110 | 447 |
| Rain water pipes repaired or renewed | 22 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 100 |
| Water supply to houses re-instated | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 19 |
| Roofs and Gutters repaired | 46 | 49 | 101 | 54 | 5 | 75 | 330 |
| Area defects remedied | 6 | 19 | 19 | 14 | — | 32 | 90 |
| Washhouse defects remedied | 34 | 55 | 101 | 49 | 9 | 104 | 352 |
| Animal Nuisances abated | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| Floor space unventilated | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | 16 |
| Stables cleansed or repaired | 12 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 18 |
| Smoke observations | 19 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 79 |
| Water Supply laid on to upper storeys of house | — | 30 | 57 | 10 | _ | 21 | 118 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances abated | 36 | 34 | 7 | 12 | — | 40 | 129 |
| Food Premises— | |||||||
| Bakehouses cleansed or repaired | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| Restaurants cleansed or repaired | 47 | 27 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 125 |
| Milkshops cleansed or repaired | 8 | 12 | 13 | 2 | — | 12 | 47 |
| Public Houses cleansed or repaired | 23 | 29 | 18 | 30 | — | 19 | 119 |
| Ice Cream Manufactories cleansed or repaired | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | _ | 1 | 25 |
| Butchers' shops cleansed or repaired | 3 | 1 | — | - | — | — | 4 |
| Fish Purveyors' Shops cleansed or repaired | — | — | 4 | _ | _ | _ | 4 |
| Registered Houses — Overcrowding cases abated | 39 | 17 | 50 | 11 | _ | 13 | 130 |
| Registered Houses—cleansed | 76 | 175 | 214 | 223 | 17 | 250 | 955 |
| Registered Houses — Intimation (Cleansing) Notices served | 76 | 175 | 216 | 181 | 59 | 250 | 957 |
| Registered Houses — Statutory (Cleansing) Notices served | 4 | 36 | 68 | 170 | _ | 74 | 352 |
| First visits (complaints, casual visits) | 935 | 1275 | 1169 | 1222 | 337 | 1208 | 6146 |
| Revisits | 3348 | 3669 | 3831 | 2938 | 1133 | 3633 | 18552 |
| Intimation Notices served | 459 | 556 | 719 | 400 | 84 | 601 | 2819 |
| Statutory Notices served | 47 | 53 | 96 | 89 | 13 | 87 | 385 |
| Infectious disease investigations | 103 | 207 | 181 | 187 | 31 | 290 | 999 |
| House inspections | 133 | 198 | 175 | 182 | 18 | 296 | 1002 |
| House to house inspections | 219 | 242 | 275 | 307 | 42 | 270 | 1355 |
| Canal Boats inspected | 87 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 112 |