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 1912
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1912
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WORK OF SANITARY INSPECTORS, 1912.
| Inspector Davis. | Inspector Longden. | Inspector Norman. | Inspector Jackson. | Inspector Roes. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses damp, dirty or dilapidated remedied | 253 | 160 | 123 | 100 | 175 | 811 |
| Doors, windows, floors, walls, ceilings, sash cords repaired | 78 | 96 | 63 | 26 | 45 | 288 |
| Overcrowding cases abated in other than Registered Houses | 34 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 83 |
| Illegal occupation of underground rooms | 12 | 3 | - | 4 | 5 | 24 |
| Water closet defects remedied | 238 | 138 | 149 | 184 | 220 | 929 |
| Water closets erected | 54 | 24 | 84 | 53 | 35 | 250 |
| Urinal defects remedied | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 6 |
| Urinals erected | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 19 |
| Soil pipe and ventilating shaft defects remedied | 2 | - | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Soil pipe and ventilating shafts erected | 32 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 15 | 86 |
| Yard defects remedied | 109 | 103 | 58 | 76 | 102 | 448 |
| Waste pipe defects remedied | 33 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 129 |
| Waste pipes erected | 30 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 17 | 85 |
| Water cistern defects remedied | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 58 |
| Accumulations, rubbish, manure removed | 51 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 134 |
| Dung or Dust receptacles repaired or renewed | 72 | 47 | 90 | 26 | 41 | 276 |
| Drains relaid or amended | 46 | 19 | 32 | 39 | 31 | 167 |
| Drains cleared | 103 | 27 | 53 | 99 | 80 | 362 |
| Rain water pipes cleared, repaired, or renewed | 12 | 12 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 82 |
| Water supply to houses re-instated | 2 | 3 | _ | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Roofs and Gutters repaired | 57 | 75 | 67 | 29 | 63 | 291 |
| Area defects remedied | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 53 |
| Washhouse defects remedied | 133 | 93 | 41 | 36 | 116 | 4'9 |
| Animal Nuisances abated | 7 | 2 | 3 | - | 8 | 20 |
| Floor space unventdated | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Stables cleansed or repaired | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 6 |
| Smoke observations | 2 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 26 | 64 |
| Water Supply laid on to upper storeys of house | 7 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 72 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances abated | 50 | 26 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 136 |
| Bakehouses cleansed or repaired | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Restaurants cleansed or repaired | 10 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 48 |
| Milkshops cleansed or repaired | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 39 |
| Public Houses cleansed or repaired Ice Cream Manufactories cleansed or repaired | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 11 |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | |
| Butchers' shops cleansed or repaired | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Fish Purveyors' Shops cleansed or repaired | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 8 |
| Registered Houses — Overcrowding cases abated | 16 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 58 |
| Registered Houses—cleansed | 208 | 168 | 150 | 154 | 238 | 918 |
| Registered Houses — Intimation (Cleansing) Notices served | 214 | 168 | 143 | 158 | 262 | 945 |
| Registered Houses — Statutory (Cleansing) Notices served | 67 | 38 | 28 | 70 | 34 | 237 |
| First visits (complaints, casual visits) | 1087 | 1365 | 1430 | 922 | 1496 | 6300 |
| Re-visits | 3475 | 3376 | 2966 | 2528 | 2651 | 14996 |
| Intimation Notices served | 559 | 404 | 513 | 401 | 523 | 2400 |
| Statutory Notices served | 124 | 46 | 68 | 41 | 61 | 340 |
| Infectious disease Investigations | 195 | 218 | 145 | 182 | 280 | 1020 |
| House inspections | 303 | 307 | 207 | 347 | 368 | 1532 |
| House to house inspections | 289 | 280 | 311 | 198 | 272 | 1350 |
| Canal Boats inspected | - | - | 100 | - | - | 100 |