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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 Sanitary Inspectors, 1927—continued.
| Inspector Davis. | Inspector Longden. | Inspector Norman. | Inspector Newdick. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washhouse defects remedied | 41 | 58 | 72 | 33 | 204 |
| Animal nuisances abated | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Floor space unventilated | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Smoke observations | 9 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 52 |
| Water supply laid on to upper storeys of house | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 97 | 112 | 48 | 53 | 260 |
| Drains tested | 145 | 237 | 145 | 68 | 595 |
| Bakehouses, inspections | 16 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 90 |
| Bakehouses cleansed or repaired | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 36 |
| Restaurants, No. of inspections | 61 | 32 | 68 | 73 | 234 |
| Restaurants cleansed or repaired | 11 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 62 |
| Milkshops, No. of inspections | 36 | 42 | 42 | 58 | 178 |
| Milkshops cleansed or repaired | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 35 |
| Public-houses cleansed or repaired | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Ice Cream Premises—No. of inspections | 48 | 15 | 28 | 31 | 122 |
| Ice Cream Manufactories cleansed or repaired | 7 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 32 |
| Registered Houses visits of inspection | 1431 | 996 | 1308 | 648 | 4382 |
| Registered Houses—Overcrowding cases abated | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Registered Houses—cleansed | 221 | 180 | 188 | 0 | 589 |
| Registered Houses—lntimation (Cleansing) Notices served | 221 | 199 | 188 | 92 | 700 |
| Registered Houses—Statutory (Cleansing) Notices served | 104 | 96 | 53 | 4 | 226 |
| First visits (complaints, casual visits) | 1769 | 1493 | 1656 | 1977 | 6895 |
| Re-visits | 2099 | 2065 | 2496 | 1484 | 8144 |
| Intimation Notices served | 383 | 325 | 431 | 225 | 1364 |
| Statutory Notices served | 65 | 77 | 55 | 8 | 205 |
| Infectious disease investigations | 141 | 210 | 183 | 142 | 676 |
| House inspections | 274 | 358 | 335 | 311 | 1278 |
| House to house inspections | 39 | 43 | 64 | 111 | 210 |
| Canal Boats inspected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 96 |