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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 1909
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1909 including annual report on factories and workshops
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SYSTEMATIC HOUSE TO HOUSE INSPECTION. 1909.
| 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 and over. | ||||
| Albert Street | 19 | 13 | 68•4 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 9 |
| Ann's Place | 9 | 8 | 88•8 | 4 | 7 | — | — |
| Bartholomew's Square | 13 | 9 | 69•2 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| Bath Buildings | 5 | 5 | 1OO•O | 10 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Berkeley Court | 3 | 1 | 33•3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Brunswick Close | 11 | 3 | 27•2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Chadwell Street | 4 | 2 | 50•0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Chapel Place | 7 | 53•8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | |
| Coleman's Buildings | 5 | 3 | 60•0 | - | 5 | — | — |
| Corporation Row | 13 | 8 | 61•5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | — |
| Dingley Road | 15 | 13 | 86•6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Donegal Street | 2 | 1 | 50•0 | — | 9 | — | — |
| Eagle Dwellings | 23 | 12 | 52•1 | — | 10 | 12 | — |
| Elizabeth Place | 6 | 4 | 66•6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Farringdon Road Buildings | 49 | 8 | 16•5 | 25 | 14 | 10 | — |
| Fox Terrace | 3 | 1 | 33•3 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Gee Street | 11 | 7 | 63•6 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| Georges Row | 4 | 4 | 100•0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Gibson Houses | 6 | 1 | - | - | 6 | — | |
| Gordon Houses | 5 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |
| Helmet Row | 12 | 6 | 50•0 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| Hermes Street | 2 | 2 | 1OO•O | - | 6 | — | — |
| Hewitt's Buildings | 12 | 7 | 58•3 | 11 | 1 | — | — |
| Ironmonger Row | 12 | 8 | 66•6 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 |
| Lease Street | 11 | 7 | 63•6 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| Little Sutton Street Buildings | 30 | 20 | 66•6 | 5 | 25 | - | - |
| Masons Place | 19 | 18 | 94•7 | — | 19 | — | — |
| Mount Zion | 2 | 1 | 50•0 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| Mulberry Place | 2 | 2 | 100•0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| New Charles Street | 32 | 17 | 53•1 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 22 |
| Nelson Street | 24 | 19 | 79• 1 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 12 |
| Norman Street | 5 | 4 | 80•0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Old Street | 29 | 10 | 34•5 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| Paton Street | 9 | 7 | 77•7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Peartree Street | 5 | 5 | 1OO•O | 2 | 14 | - | — |
| Peabody Buildings | 133 | 59 | 44•4 | 24 | 50 | 57 | 1 |
| Pentonville Road | 6 | 2 | 33•3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — |
| Powell Street | 14 | 6 | 42•8 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
| President Place | 2 | 2 | 1OO•O | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Risinghill Street | 5 | 5 | 1OO•O | 10 | 16 | — | — |
| Rodney Street | 4 | 3 | 75•0 | 11 | 13 | 1 | — |
| Seward Street | 6 | 4 | 66•6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Smithfield Buildings | 14 | 10 | 71•4 | — | - | — | |
| Victoria Buildings | 111 | 26 | 23•4 | 4 | 65 | 42 | — |
| Warren Street | 33 | 17 | 51•5 | 35 | 30 | 19 | 9 |
| Waterloo Street | 16 | 13 | 81•2 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| West Place | 2 | 2 | 1OO•O | 2 | 3 | - | — |
| Whitecross Street | 2 | 2 | 1OO•O | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| White Lion Street | 3 | 1 | 33•3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Wither's Place | 10 | 10 | 1OO•O | 14 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Wynyatt Street | 12 | 4 | 33•3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 698 | 412 | 58•1 | 448 | 545 | 275 | 132 | |