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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forms a connecting link between the Thames and the Canals of
the Midlands. The Finsbury portion of the Canal is largely a
blind end, on whose banks are premises used as wharves, warehouses
and factories, and in a few cases as residential houses.
The wharf at No. 26, Wharf Road, belongs to the Borough of
Finsbury, and is used for loading boats with street sweepings
and house refuse.
The number of boats inspected during the year was 105, of
which 13 were boats carrying offensive cargoes.
There were 15 infringments of the Acts and Regulations—for
which 11 complaint notes were issued to the owners requesting
abatement within a specified time.
If these infringements were not rectified by the date mentioned
in the complaint note, a further written communication to the
owners always brought about the desired result.
The details of the infringements are given below:—
| Absence of certificate from registration authority | 3 |
| Absence of marking on the boat | 1 |
| Overcrowding | 1 |
| Females over 12 years improperly occupying a cabin | 1 |
| Cabin interior dirty | 1 |
| Boat not painted according to the Canal Boats Acts | 3 |
| Insufficient ventilation | 1 |
| Dilapidations | 4 |
It was not found necessary to take legal proceedings in any
instance. All the infringements were abated except one case in
which there were dilapidations. This was still outstanding at
the end of the year.
The following defects were ascertained in addition to those
already given:—
Deck Heads leaking (2), Cabins not weather proof (2), Defective
hatches, 2 cases.
These were all remedied.