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 1909
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1909 including annual report on factories and workshops
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A systematic survey of the workplaces was commenced in 1902
and completed in 1908.
A summary of the inspections made is subjoined.
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries.) | 973 | 127 | 2 |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries.) | 1,729 | 323 | — |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises detailed in the subsequent special table.) | 609 | 42 | 1 |
| Total | 3,311 | 492 | 3 |
The defects found on inspection were as follows:—
| Defects. | Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 166 | 163 | 3 | .. |
| Want of ventilation | 14 | 11 | 3 | .. |
| Overcrowding | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. |
| Want of drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Other nuisances | 454 | 454 | .. | .. |
| Saniary accommodation insufficient | 33 | 33 | .. | 3 |
| Sanitary accomodation unsuitable or defective | 251 | 251 | .. | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses | .. | .. | .. | • • |
| Other offences (excluding those referring to outworkers given in the subsequent table) | 27 | .. | 27 | .. |
| Total | 967 | 933 | 34 | 3 |
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