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 1911
Report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1911
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| Street, Place, or Buildings. | No. of houses inspected. | No. of houses in which defects were found. | Percentage of houses with defects to houses inspected. | Families occupying. | Number of rooms. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | Occupied. | Empty | Over. crowded. | |||||
| Anns Place | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 11 | 20 | 20 | — | — |
| Bartholomew Square | 7 | 7 | ioo.o | 23 | 43 | 43 | — | — |
| Berkley Street | 11 | 9 | 81.8 | 43 | 69 | 62 | 7 | — |
| Bowling Green Lane | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 24 | 41 | 40 | 1 | — |
| Busaco Street | 11 | 5 | 45.4 | 29 | 70 | 65 | 5 | — |
| Church Row | 10 | 10 | 1oo.o | 28 | 55 | 53 | 2 | — |
| Coldbath Square | 12 | 11 | 91.6 | 60 | 100 | 94 | 6 | 1 |
| Compton Passage | 9 | 1 | 11.1 | 15 | 41 | 38 | 3 | — |
| Cottage Lane | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 13 | 33 | 33 | — | — |
| Crawford Passage | 9 | 7 | 77.7 | 30 | 45 | 43 | 2 | — |
| Cumming Street | 73 | 44 | 60.2 | 252 | 575 | 548 | 27 | 1 |
| Dundee Buildings | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 23 | 46 | 46 | — | — |
| Eagle Dwellings | 28 | 10 | 35.7 | 28 | 73 | 73 | — | — |
| Elizabeth Place | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 15 | 27 | 27 | — | — |
| Easton Place | 9 | 4 | 44 .4 | 22 | 26 | 26 | — | — |
| Easton Street | 32 | 6 | 18.7 | 115 | 126 | 124 | 2 | 14 |
| Frederick's Row | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | — | — |
| Galway Street | 26 | 22 | 85.7 | 64 | 137 | 132 | 5 | 1 |
| Gloucester Street | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | — | — |
| Granville Square | 22 | 15 | 68.1 | 58 | 192 | 180 | 12 | — |
| Hat and Mitre Court | 11 | 3 | 27.2 | 11 | 22 | 22 | — | — |
| Howard's Place | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 26 | 63 | 61 | 2 | — |
| Langton Avenue | 11 | 5 | 45.4 | 30 | 55 | 53 | 2 | 2 |
| Langton Street | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 25 | 64 | 64 | — | 1 |
| Little Sutton Street Buildings | 42 | 16 | 38.1 | 42 | 75 | 75 | — | — |
| Lock's Gardens | 13 | 6 | 46.0 | 24 | 50 | 49 | 1 | — |
| Ludlow Street | 12 | 5 | 41.6 | 19 | 32 | 32 | — | 7 |
| Macclesfield Place | 12 | 5 | 41.6 | 12 | 38 | 38 | — | — |
| Margaret Place, Margaret Street | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| Mason's Place | 15 | 8 | 53.5 | 15 | 30 | 30 | — | 1 |
| Memel Street | 6 | 1 | 16.6 | 22 | 36 | 31 | 5 | — |
| Mitre Court | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 1 | — |
| Moreland Street | 32 | 20 | 62.1 | 89 | 208 | 199 | 9 | — |
| New Buildings, Margaret Street | 9 | 6 | 66.6 | 9 | 18 | 18 | — | — |
| New Street | 22 | 4 | 18.1 | 49 | 92 | 92 | — | — |
| Northampton Road | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 31 | 66 | 53 | 13 | — |
| Paton Street | 9 | 5 | 55.5 | 18 | 44 | 41 | 3 | — |
| Peerless Street | 22 | 4 | 18.1 | 61 | 130 | 129 | 1 | — |
| Pine Street | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 60 | 147 | 145 | 2 | — |
| Pump Court | 9 | 6 | 66.6 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 1 | — |
| Red Lion Street | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 92 | 229 | 191 | 38 | 1 |
| Rodney Street | 28 | 16 | 57. 1 | 96 | 306 | 264 | 42 | 2 |
| Sidcup Place | 9 | 6 | 66. 6 | 9 | 26 | 26 | — | — |
| Sidney Grove | 5 | 5 | 100.o | 10 | 19 | 19 | — | — |
| Sidney Place | 12 | 11 | 91.6 | 14 | 41 | 41 | — | — |
| Southampton Street | 80 | 59 | 73.7 | 239 | 603 | 567 | 36 | 2 |
| Spa Cottages | 9 | 6 | 66.6 | 14 | 36 | 36 | — | — |
| Stewart's Place | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 11 | 18 | 18 | — | — |
| Valetta Street | 14 | 9 | 64.2 | 20 | 65 | 65 | — | — |
| Whitecross Street | 50 | 15 | 30.0 | 58 | 240 | 235 | 5 | — |
| White Horse Alley | 13 | 5 | 38.4 | 30 | 67 | 58 | 9 | 1 |
| Wither's Place | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 18 | 30 | 30 | — | — |
| Vineyard Gardens | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 7 | 18 | 18 | — | — |
| Young's Buildings | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 8 | 19 | 19 | — | — |
| Totals | 888 | 490 | 55.1 | 2,069 | 4,682 | 4.440 | 242 | 34 |