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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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Table: The following is a summary of the work of the Lady Sanitary Inspector during 1927:—

The following is a summary of the work of the Lady Sanitary Inspector during 1927:—

Visits and re-visits:—
Factories (other than outworkers' premises)383
Workshops (other than outworkers' premises)267
Outworkers' premises1,471
Complaints of verminous conditions765
2,886
Intimation Notices served239
Statutory Notices served3
242

Table: Summary of matters for which Notices were served:—

Summary of matters for which Notices were served:—

Dirty and dilapidated premises141
Leaky roofs15
Sanitary conveniences dilapidated, dirty, insufficient, not separate for sexes121
Drains choked, leaky1
Waste-pipes, rain-water pipes and gutters choked, leaky4
Damp walls3
Dustbins absent, broken14
Other nuisances17