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 1926
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A summary of the defects or insanitary conditions found is
appended:—
Summary of Defects and Defaults in Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces, for which Notices were served in 1926.
Factories. | Workshops. | Workplaces. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Animals improperly kept | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Absence of water supply | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Cisterns dirty or covers broken | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Dampness in walls | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Drains choked | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
Drains leaky | 1 | 3 | — | 4 |
Dustbins broken or absent | 18 | 37 | 13 | 68 |
Floors insufficiently drained | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Guttering or rainwater piping broken, leaking or inadequate | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
Manhole covers broken | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Open drain inlets | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
Overcrowding of workrooms | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Refuse accumulations | 11 | 16 | 1 | 28 |
Roofs leaky | 4 | 2 | — | 6 |
Floors broken | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Ceilings broken | — | 11 | — | 11 |
Sanitary conveniences not separate for the sexes | 12 | 14 | 4 | 30 |
Sanitary conveniences defective | 70 | 48 | 10 | 128 |
Sanitary conveniences dirty | 125 | 83 | 8 | 216 |
Sanitary conveniences insufficient | 11 | 16 | — | 17 |
Sanitary conveniences unsuitable | 30 | 16 | — | 46 |
Soil-pipes leaky | 5 | 1 | — | 6 |
Staircases and landings dirty | — | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Urinals foul | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Ventilation of workrooms inadequate or insufficient means of | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Waste pipes choked or leaky | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
Water closets choked | 8 | 4 | — | 12 |
Water fittings leaky | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
Workshops or workplaces dirty | — | 57 | 9 | 66 |
Yard paving broken | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
Yard walls dirty | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Total | 330 | 353 | 62 | 745 |
In connection with these matters 422 intimation notices and
19 statutory notices were served.