Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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SECTION C.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES.
The district work of the Sanitary Inspectors during 1938 is presented below in tabular form:—
Mr. Norman | Mr. Newdick | Mr Lay. | Mr. Jenkins. | Mr. Ward | Mr. Longden | Mr. Truslove | Mr. Clinton | Totals | |
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Houses damp, dirty or dilapidated, remedied | 132 | 101 | 101 | 143 | 185 | - | - | - | 662 |
Doors, windows, floors, walls, ceilings, sashcords repaired | 69 | 88 | 78 | 59 | 296 | - | - | - | 590 |
Overcrowding cases abated in other than Registered Houses | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Water closet defects remedied | 112 | 79 | 123 | 70 | 164 | — | — | — | 548 |
Water closets erected | 65 | 139 | 233 | 162 | 42 | — | — | - | 641 |
Urinal defects remedied | 4 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 35 |
Urinals erected | 7 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 56 |
Soil pipe and ventilating shaft defects remedied | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 16 | - | - | - | 40 |
Soil pipe and ventilating shafts erected | 17 | 35 | 45 | 35 | 38 | - | - | - | 170 |
Yard defects remedied | 40 | 34 | 70 | 24 | 49 | — | — | - | 217 |
Waste pipe defects remedied | 14 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 35 | — | — | — | 87 |
Waste pipes erected | 31 | 43 | 58 | 48 | 129 | — | — | — | 309 |
Water cistern defects remedied | 2 | 6 | 7 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 54 |
Accumulations of rubbish or removed | 27 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 36 | - | - | - | 94 |
Dung or dust receptacles repaired or renewed | 52 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 35 | - | - | - | 167 |
Drains relaid or amended | 31 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 32 | — | — | — | 161 |
Drains cleared | 19 | 17 | 13 | 28 | 23 | — | — | - | 100 |
Rain water pipes cleared, repaired or renewed | 27 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 20 | - | - | - | 80 |
Water supply to houses reinstated | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 31 | — | — | — | 45 |
Roofs and gutters repaired | 73 | 38 | 63 | 36 | 95 | — | -— | — | 305 |
Area defects remedied | 25 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | 84 |
Washhouse defects remedied | 57 | 24 | 46 | 21 | 92 | — | — | — | 240 |
Animal nuisances abated | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Floor space unventilated | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 16 |
Stables cleansed or repaired | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | - | — | — | — | 7 |
Smoke observations | — | 10 | 26 | 146 | 20 | — | — | - | 202 |
Water supply laid on to upper storeys of house | 27 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 22 | - | - | - | 90 |
Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 14 | 27 | 12 | 38 | 93 | — | — | — | 184 |
Drains tested | 88 | 65 | 55 | 62 | 131 | — | — | - | 401 |
Bakehouses, inspections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 262 | 262 |
Bakehouses cleansed or repaired | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 33 |
Restaurants, No. of inspections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 603 | 603 |
Restaurants cleansed or repaired | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 63 | 63 |
Milkshops—No. of inspections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 534 | 534 |
Milkshops cleansed or repaired | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 7 |
Public Houses cleansed or repaired | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 31 |
Ice Cream Premises—No. of inspections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 316 | 316 |