Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1914
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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. | |||||
| Allen Street | 6 | 4 | 66.6 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 0 | C |
| Baker's Row | 29 | 14 | 48.2 | 80 | 149 | 137 | 12 | 0 |
| Bath Court | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Benjamin Street | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 44 | 71 | 71 | 0 | |
| Berkley Street | 9 | 1 | 11.1 | 36 | 68 | 57 | 11 | |
| Brewer's Buildings | 44 | 1 | 2.2 | 44 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Brunswick Close | 25 | 3 | I2.0 | 41 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 0 |
| Caroline Place | 3 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Street | 11 | 5 | 45.4 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Chapel Street | 97 | 41 | 42.2 | 116 | 505 | 429 | 76 | 0 |
| Clerkenwell Close | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 14 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 0 |
| City Mansions | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Compton Passage | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Compton Street | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 39 | 97 | 88 | 9 | 1 |
| Corporation Row | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Crawford Passage | 4 | 4 | 100. 0 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Dingley Road | I | 0 | .0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Donegal Street | 29 | 20 | 68.9 | 92 | 214 | 189 | 25 | 3 |
| Dundee Buildings . | 19 | 2 | 10.5 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Eagle Court | 7 | 3 | 42.8 | 9 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| Eagle Dwellings | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| East Place | 10 | 8 | 80 .0 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| Exmouth Street | 43 | 15 | 34.8 | 58 | 248 | 235 | 13 | 0 |
| Frederick's Row | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Glasshouse Chambers | 10 | 0 | .0 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Godson Street | 13 | 3 | 23.0 | 49 | 114 | 101 | 13 | 0 |
| Hallett's Place | 11 | 4 | 36.3 | 17 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| Howard Buildings | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kemp Place | 4 | 0 | .0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewin's Court | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Leicester Place | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Little Sutton Street Bldgs. | 18 | 3 | 16.6 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Macclesfield Place | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Market Buildings | 15 | 0 | .0 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Mason's Place | 19 | 11 | 57.8 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin's Place | 19 | 5 | 26.3 | 35 | 93 | 85 | 8 | 0 |
| Mitchell Street | 19 | 4 | 21.0 | 63 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0 |
| Murton Street | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 32 | 75 | 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Northampton Street | 36 | 5 | 138 | 93 | 236 | 218 | 18 | 0 |
| Old Street | 49 | 21 | 42.8 | 69 | 274 | 270 | 4 | 0 |
| Paton Street | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 21 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| Peel Court | 2 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pickard Street | 14 | 9 | 64.2 | 44 | 112 | 102 | 10 | 0 |
| Rahere Street | 59 _____ | 25 | 42.3 | 171 | 408 | 396 | 12 | 0 |