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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| Inspector Davis. | Inspector Longden. | Inspector Norman. | Inspector Matson. | Inspector Draper. | Inspector Jackson. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses damp, dirty or dilapidated remedied | 185 | 120 | 106 | 118 | 140 | 126 | 795 |
| Doors, windows, floors, ceilings, sash cords, etc., repaired | 30 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 40 | 22 | 176 |
| Overcrowding cases abated in other than Registered Houses | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 42 |
| Illegal occupations of underground rooms | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| Water closet defects remedied | 197 | 206 | 300 | 203 | 254 | 203 | 1363 |
| Water closets erected | 94 | 39 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 10 | 201 |
| Urinal defects remedied | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| Urinals erected | 4 | 2 | - | - | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| Soil pipe and ventilating shaft defects remedied | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 39 |
| Soil pipe and ventilating shafts erected | 24 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 57 |
| Yard defects remedied | 86 | 46 | 101 | 128 | 127 | 50 | 538 |
| Waste pipe defects remedied | 12 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 34 | 37 | 130 |
| Waste pipes erected | 50 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 112 |
| Water cistern defects remedied | 46 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 131 |
| Rubbish, manure, &c., accumulations removed | 21 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 24 | 124 |
| Dung or Dust receptacles repaired or renewed | 42 | 40 | 89 | 37 | 29 | 39 | 276 |
| Drains relaid or amended | 20 | 20 | 50 | 36 | 52 | 60 | 238 |
| Drains cleared | 12 | 12 | 44 | 29 | 17 | 35 | 149 |
| Rain water pipes repaired or renewed | 31 | 30 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 160 |
| Water supply to houses re-instated | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| Roofs and Gutters repaired | 29 | 39 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 44 | 285 |
| Area defects remedied | 2 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 94 |
| Washhouse defects remedied | 21 | 21 | 65 | 61 | 43 | 41 | 252 |
| Bakehouses cleansed or repaired | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Animal Nuisanses abated | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 25 |
| Basement defects remedied | 7 | 13 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 6 | 99 |
| Stables cleansed or repaired | 9 | - | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Water Supply laid on to upper storeys of house | - | 6 | 42 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 70 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances abated | 65 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 116 |
| Restaurants cleansed or repaired | 65 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 122 |
| Smoke observations | 8 | 30 | 16 | 31 | 39 | 10 | 134 |
| Overcrowding cases abated in Registered Houses | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 46 |
| Registered Houses cleansed throughout | 77 | 187 | 220 | 194 | 149 | 301 | 1128 |
| Registered Houses—Intimation (Cleansing) Notices served | 77 | 200 | 224 | 194 | 149 | 301 | 1145 |
| Registered Houses—Statutory (Cleansing) Notices served | 17 | 20 | 68 | 68 | 21 | 83 | 277 |
| First visits on complaint, &c. | 811 | 1155 | 1223 | 1171 | 1308 | 1231 | 6899 |
| Revisits | 4035 | 4075 | 4591 | 4591 | 4273 | 3953 | 25518 |
| Intimation Notices served | 442 | 316 | 572 | 364 | 378 | 447 | 2519 |
| Statutory Notice served | 54 | 59 | 116 | 134 | 60 | 57 | 480 |
| Infectious disease investigations | 112 | 223 | 204 | 211 | 114 | 210 | 1074 |
| House inspections | 63 | 250 | 314 | 293 | 195 | 193 | 1208 |
| House to house inspections | 151 | 186 | 104 | 134 | 138 | 87 | 800 |
| Canal Boats inspected | - | - | - | - | 105 | - | 105 |