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 1926
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1926
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Work of the Sanitary Inspectors, 1926—continued.
| Inspector Davis. | Inspector Longden. | Inspector Norman. | Inspector Newdick. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washhouse defects remedied | 45 | 67 | 78 | 52 | 242 |
| Animal nuisances abated | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Floor space unventilated | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Stables cleansed or repaired | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Smoke observations | 13 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| Water supply laid on to upper storeys of house | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 116 | 100 | 46 | 55 | 317 |
| Drains tested | 50 | 160 | 185 | 95 | 490 |
| Bakehouses, inspections | 16 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 95 |
| Bakehouses cleansed or repaired | 2 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 45 |
| Restaurants, No. of inspections | 66 | 19 | 70 | 71 | 226 |
| Restaurants cleansed or repaired | 11 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 64 |
| Milkshops, No. of inspections | 39 | 34 | 42 | 62 | 177 |
| Milkshops cleansed or repaired | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 33 |
| Public-houses cleansed or repaired | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Ice Cream Premises—No. of inspections | 58 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 126 |
| Ice Cream Manufactories cleansed or repaired | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 22 |
| Butchers' shops cleansed or repaired | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fish Purveyors' Shops cleansed or repaired | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Registered Houses—visits of inspection | 1078 | 1098 | 1136 | 642 | 3934 |
| Registered Houses—Overcrowding cases abated | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Registered Houses—cleansed | 240 | 182 | 178 | 100 | 700 |
| Registered Houses—Intimation (Cleansing) Notices served | 240 | 195 | 178 | 92 | 705 |
| Registered Houses—Statutory (Cleansing) Notices served | 83 | 41 | 46 | 14 | 184 |
| First visits (complaints, casual visits) | 1925 | 1557 | 1596 | 1733 | 6811 |
| Re-visits | 2329 | 2332 | 3166 | 1642 | 9469 |
| Intimation Notices served | 403 | 431 | 456 | 304 | 1594 |
| Statutory Notices served | 113 | 59 | 67 | 21 | 260 |
| Infectious disease investigations | 161 | 205 | 182 | 198 | 746 |
| House inspections | 324 | 295 | 394 | 338 | 1351 |
| House to house inspections | 28 | 49 | 65 | 63 | 206 |
| Canal Boats inspected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 96 |
| Slaughterhouses — No. of inspections | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 65 |