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Finsbury 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]

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77
SECTION C.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES.

Table: The district work of the Sanitary Inspectors during 1938 is presented below in tabular form:—

The district work of the Sanitary Inspectors during 1938 is presented below in tabular form:—

Mr. NormanMr. NewdickMr Lay.Mr. Jenkins.Mr. WardMr. LongdenMr. TrusloveMr. ClintonTotals
Houses damp, dirty or dilapidated, remedied132101101143185---662
Doors, windows, floors, walls, ceilings, sashcords repaired69887859296---590
Overcrowding cases abated in other than Registered Houses-52-----7
Water closet defects remedied1127912370164———548
Water closets erected6513923316242——-641
Urinal defects remedied414935———35
Urinals erected71124122———56
Soil pipe and ventilating shaft defects remedied4411516---40
Soil pipe and ventilating shafts erected1735453538---170
Yard defects remedied4034702449——-217
Waste pipe defects remedied14882235———87
Waste pipes erected31435848129———309
Water cistern defects remedied26739————54
Accumulations of rubbish or removed2710111036---94
Dung or dust receptacles repaired or renewed5222283035---167
Drains relaid or amended318484232———161
Drains cleared1917132823——-100
Rain water pipes cleared, repaired or renewed27521720---80
Water supply to houses reinstated262431———45
Roofs and gutters repaired7338633695—-——305
Area defects remedied2514161811———84
Washhouse defects remedied5724462192———240
Animal nuisances abated2—33————8
Floor space unventilated6—226———16
Stables cleansed or repaired1—33-———7
Smoke observations—102614620——-202
Water supply laid on to upper storeys of house271172322---90
Miscellaneous nuisances abated1427123893———184
Drains tested88655562131——-401
Bakehouses, inspections———————262262
Bakehouses cleansed or repaired-------3333
Restaurants, No. of inspections-------603603
Restaurants cleansed or repaired-------6363
Milkshops—No. of inspections-------534534
Milkshops cleansed or repaired-------77
Public Houses cleansed or repaired6593———831
Ice Cream Premises—No. of inspections-------316316