London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Finsbury 1925

Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1925

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The Home Office.—79 notices of occupation were received from the Home Office during the year, and 38 notices of complaint relating to the following matters:—

Premises dirty3
Sanitary conveniences insanitary23
Absence of separate accommodation for the sexes5
Water closet accommodation insufficient3
Roofs leaky2
Water closet not provided1
Floor of workshop not properly drained1

The notices sent to the Home Office were as follows:—

Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act not affixed, or wrongly affixed25
Premises dirty3
New occupation21

The following matters are presented in the form required by the Home Office. Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

Premises.Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Factories (including Factory Laundries)3.1121740
Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries)3.0541520
Workplaces (other than Out workers premises)726350
Total6,8923610