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 1925
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1925
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| Particulars. | Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | No. of Prosecutions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Want of Cleanliness | 82 | 81 | 3 | — | |
| Want of Ventilation | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
| Over-crowding | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 557 | 554 | — | — | |
| Sanitary accommodation | Insufficient | 33 | 32 | — | — |
| Unsuitable | 63 | 61 | |||
| Defective | 196 | 193 | — | — | |
| Not separate | |||||
| for the sexes. | 30 | 30 | — | — | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101 ) | _ | _ | — | — | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for Bakehouses (S S. 97 to 100). | _ | _ | — | _ | |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report. | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 972 | 962 | 3 | — | |
There were 10 outstanding matters at the close of the year.
OTHER MATTERS. Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:—
| Failure to affix abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133, 1901) | 25 |
| Action taken in matters referred to H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901 (S. 5) | |
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 38 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 38 |
| Underground bakehouses (S. 101) in use at the end of the year | 26 |