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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| Inspector Davis. | Inspector Longden. | Inspector Norman. | Inspector Jackson. | Inspector Rees. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses dirty, damp or dilapidated remedied | 343 | 178 | 123 | 194 | 234 | 1072 |
| Doors, windows, floors, walls, ceilings; sash cords repaired | 50 | 104 | 63 | 55 | 57 | 329 |
| Overcrowding cases abated in other than Registered Houses | 26 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 72 |
| Illegal occupation of underground rooms | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| Water closet defects remedied | 245 | 119 | 149 | 196 | 129 | 838 |
| Water closets erected | 69 | 15 | 102 | 53 | 27 | 266 |
| Urinal defects remedied | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Urinals erected | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 14 |
| Soil pipe and ventilating shaft defects remedied | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| Soil pipe and ventilating shafts erected | 36 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 99 |
| Yard defects remedied | 173 | 117 | 58 | 68 | 79 | 495 |
| Waste pipe defects remedied | 27 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 86 | |
| Waste pipes erected | 29 | — | 32 | 13 | 2 | 76 |
| Water cistern defects remedied | 31 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 82 |
| Rubbish, manure accumulations removed | 29 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 87 |
| Dust or Dung receptacles repaired or renewed | 63 | 90 | 47 | 49 | 327 | |
| Drains relaid or amended | 84 | 13 | 36 | 41 | 24 | 198 |
| Drains cleared | 78 | 37 | 53 | 77 | 59 | 304 |
| Rain water pipes repaired or renewed | 14 | 13 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 100 |
| Water supply to houses re-instated | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Roofs and Gutters repaired | 61 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 46 | 302 |
| Area defects remedied | 37 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 88 |
| Washhouse defects remedied | 149 | 82 | 41 | 47 | 57 | 376 |
| Animal Nuisances abated | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 22 |
| Floor space unventilated | 2 | 4 | - | — | 1 | 7 |
| Stables cleansed or repaired | 1 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 12 |
| Smoke observations | 5 | 8 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 65 |
| Water Supply laid on to upper storeys of house | 30 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 131 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances abated | 54 | 27 | 7 | 37 | 20 | 145 |
| Bakehouses cleansed or repaired | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| Restaurants cleansed or repaired | 6 | 10 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 77 |
| Milkshops cleansed or repaired | 5 | 14 | 12 | 7 | — | 38 |
| Public Houses cleansed or repaired | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| Ice Cream Manufactories cleansed or repaired | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Butchers' shops cleansed or repaired | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Fish Purveyors' Shops cleansed or repaired | 6 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Registered Houses - Overcrowding cases abated | 10 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 49 |
| Registered Houses-cleansed | 212 | 180 | 158 | 164 | 254 | 968 |
| Registered Houses-Intimation (Cleansing) Notices served | 217 | 191 | 156 | 164 | 268 | 996 |
| Registered Houses - Statutory (Cleansing) Notices served | 18 | 11 | 29 | 63 | 51 | 172 |
| First visits (complaints, casual visits) | 1134 | 1240 | 1364 | 1512 | 1288 | 6538 |
| Revisits | 2896 | 3268 | 3010 | 3014 | 2306 | 14494 |
| Intimation Notices served | 535 | 444 | 505 | 516 | 507 | 2507 |
| Statutory Notices served | 72 | 67 | 42 | 101 | 64 | 346 |
| Infectious disease investigations | 343 | 258 | 204 | 281 | 310 | 1396 |
| House inspections | 393 | 411 | 379 | 410 | 519 | 2112 |
| House to house inspections | 168 | 182 | 196 | 199 | 143 | 888 |
| Canal Boats inspected | 8 | - | 106 | - | - | 114 |