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 1914
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1914
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| Inspector Davis. | Inspector Longden. | Inspector Norman. | Inspector Thick. | Inspector Morgan. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses damp, dirty or dilapidated remedied | 251 | 166 | 161 | 41 | 236 | 855 |
| Doors, windows, floors, walls, ceilings, sash cords repaired | 154 | 111 | 58 | 96 | 67 | 486 |
| Overcrowding cases abated in other than Registered Houses | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 65 |
| Illegal occupation of underground rooms | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Water closet defects remedied | 337 | 205 | 249 | 215 | 269 | 1275 |
| Water closets erected | 15 | 19 | 103 | 20 | 5 | 162 |
| Urinal defects remedied | 3 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
| Urinals erected | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Soii pipe and ventilating shaft defects remedied | 11 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 37 |
| Soil pipe and ventilating shafts erected | 7 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 41 |
| Yard defects remedied | 117 | 99 | 74 | 64 | 55 | 409 |
| Waste pipe defects remedied | 34 | 15 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 101 |
| Waste pipes erected | 8 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 60 |
| Water cistern defects remedied | 34 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 43 | 126 |
| Accumulations of rubbish or manure removed | 33 | 19 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 133 |
| Dung or Dust receptacles repaired or renewed | 78 | 40 | 40 | 54 | 101 | 313 |
| Drains relaid or amended | 59 | 20 | 40 | 13 | 12 | 144 |
| Drains cleared | 60 | 73 | 3° | 142 | 365 | |
| Rain water pipes cleared, repaired, or renewed | 17 | 13 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 98 |
| Water supply to houses re-instated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 18 |
| Roofs and Gutters repaired | 65 | 87 | 81 | 43 | 28 | 304 |
| Area defects remedied | 6 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 46 |
| Washhouse defects remedied | 81 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 28 | 258 |
| Animal Nuisances abated | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| Floor space unventilated | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Stables cleansed or repaired | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Smoke observations | 5 | 13 | 32 | 11 | 30 | 91 |
| Water Supply laid on to upper storeys of house | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Miscellaneous Nuisances abated | 26 | 33 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 146 |
| Drains tested | 191 | 135 | 116 | 38 | 65 | 545 |
| Bakehouses—inspections | 28 | 59 | 24 | 9 | 18 | 138 |
| Bakehouses cleansed or repaired | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
| Restaurants-No. of inspections | 26 | 50 | 93 | 32 | 25 | 226 |
| Restaurants cleansed or repaired | 7 | 8 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 61 |
| Milkshops—No. of inspections | 40 | 43 | 55 | 23 | 28 | 189 |
| Milkshops cleansed or repaired | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| Public Houses cleansed or repaired | 3 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Ice Cream Premises—No. of inspections | 18 | 29 | 35 | 22 | 16 | 120 |
| Ice Cream Manufactories cleansed or repaired | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 36 |
| Butchers' shops cleansed or repaired | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fish Purveyors' Shops cleansed or repaired | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Registered Houses—visits of inspection | 1711 | 2147 | 1588 | 1054 | 2302 | 8802 |
Work of Mrs. Greenwood, Lady Sanitary Inspector,
1914.
First Visits. Phthisis 84
Infant Deaths 303
Homeworkers 354
Factories & Workshops 56
Births 93
Complaints 90
Sundries 406
Re-visits. Phthisis 78
Infant Deaths 236
Homeworkers 143
Factories & Workshops 28
Complaints 123
Number of Notices served 82
Dirty rooms and tenements 14
W.C's. dirty or defective 33
Unsuitable sanitary accommodation 1
Yard paving defective or walls dirty 7
Wash-house walls dirty or paving defective 7
Rooms overcrowded 19
Floors and bedding dirty 15
Accumulations of refuse 4
Underground rooms illegally occupied 10
Workshops dirty 2
Dustbins dilapidated or absent 5
Roofs leaky 3
Sink waste pipes defective 3
Other nuisances 2
Nuisances referred to District Ispectors 14
Attendances at weighing centres 147