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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 1927
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1927
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WORK OF THE STAFF. The work of the staff is presented below in tabular form:— Work of the Sanitary Inspectors, 1927.
| Inspector Davis. | Inspector Longden. | Inspector Norman. | Inspector Newdick. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses damp, dirty or dilapidated, remedied | 90 | 116 | 138 | 104 | 448 |
| Doors, windows, floors, walls, ceilings, sashcords repaired | 196 | 153 | 213 | 136 | 698 |
| Overcrowding cases abated in Other than Registered Houses | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Illegal occupation of underground rooms. | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Water closet defects remedied | 160 | 139 | 164 | 86 | 549 |
| Water closets erected | 66 | 15 | 68 | 106 | 284 |
| Urinal defects remedied | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Urinals erected | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Soil pipe and ventilating shaft defects remedied | 4 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 34 |
| Soil pipe and ventilating shafts erected | 20 | 9 | 42 | 26 | 97 |
| Yard defects remedied | 32 | 50 | 112 | 61 | 255 |
| Waste pipe defects remedied | 13 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 63 |
| Waste pipes erected | 17 | 12 | 40 | 31 | 100 |
| Water cistern defects remedied | 2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| Accumulations of rubbish or manure removed | 27 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 54 |
| Dung or dust receptacles repaired or renewed | 42 | 34 | 43 | 46 | 165 |
| Drains relaid or amended | 27 | 23 | 48 | 50 | 148 |
| Drains cleared | 21 | 44 | 28 | 23 | 116 |
| Rain water pipes cleared, repaired or renewed | 13 | 16 | 47 | 10 | 86 |
| Water supply to houses reinstated | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Roofs and gutters repaired | 103 | 92 | 141 | 41 | 377 |
| Area defects remedied | 22 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 73 |