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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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| Mr. Norman | Mr. Newdick | Mr. Lay | Mr. Jenkins | Mr. Ward | Mr. Longden | Mr. Clinton | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food stalls—inspections | 1,430 | 1,218 | 1,246 | 435 | 332 | 233 | 248 | 5,142 |
| Butchers' shops cleansed or repaired | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Fish purveyors' shops cleansed or repaired | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Registered food premises—inspections | - | - | - | - | - | - | 192 | 192 |
| Registered food premises cleansed | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 |
| Registered houses—visits of inspection | 442 | 374 | 246 | 320 | 410 | — | — | 1,792 |
| Registered houses—overcrowding cases abated | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Registered houses—cleansed | 75 | 88 | 59 | 97 | 104 | — | — | 423 |
| Registered houses—Intimation (Cleansing) Notices served | 75 | 88 | 59 | 97 | 104 | - | - | 423 |
| Registered houses—Statutory (Cleansing) Notices served | 37 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 12 | - | - | 89 |
| First visits (complaints, casual visits) | 3,235 | 3,545 | 2,817 | 2,646 | 2,231 | 1,998 | — | 16,472 |
| Re-visits | 1,948 | 1,593 | 2,615 | 2,032 | 2,627 | 642 | — | 11,457 |
| Intimation Notices served | 312 | 237 | 273 | 315 | 366 | - | — | 1,503 |
| Statutory Notices served | 27 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 58 | - | — | 179 |
| Infectious disease investigations | 76 | 45 | 61 | 75 | 110 | - | — | 367 |
| House inspections | 304 | 367 | 318 | 350 | 372 | - | — | 1,711 |
| House-to-house inspections | 135 | 248 | 110 | 128 | 127 | - | — | 748 |
| Canal boats inspected | — | — | — | 91 | — | - | — | 91 |
| Slaughterhouses—No. of inspections | 110 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 110 |
| Verminous tenements—No. of inspections | 46 | 59 | 99 | 125 | 141 | - | - | 470 |
| Verminous tenements cleansed by Borough Council | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 167 |
| Underground rooms—inspections | 35 | 43 | 20 | 45 | 60 | 2,217 | - | 2,420 |
The number of complaints of insanitary conditions and
nuisances received in the Public Health Office during the year
numbered 1,248.
| Visits and Re-visits :— | |
| Factories (other than out-workers' premises) | 976 |
| Workshops and workplaces (ditto) | 353 |
| Outworkers' premises (sub-contractors) | 389 |
| „ „ (domestic) | 823 |
| Complaints of vermin (L.C.C.) | 175 |
| Public health complaints | 8 |
| Public sanitary conveniences | 72 |
| 2,796 | |
| Intimation Notices served | 146 |
| Statutory Notices served | 2 |