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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Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 225 | 204 | 21 | ... |
| Want of ventilation | 31 | 24 | 7 | ... |
| Overcrowding | 13 | 11 | 2 | ... |
| Want of drainage of floors | 11 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Other nuisances | 587 | 587 | ... | 1 |
| Insufficient. Unsuitable Sanitary accommodation or defective. Not separate for sexes | 18 | 18 | ... | 1 |
| 247 | 247 | ... | ... | |
| 40 | 40 | ... | ... | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other offences (excluding offences relat— ing to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | 86 | ... | 86 | ... |
| Total | 1,258 | 1,142 | 116 | 2 |