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 1938
[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. Truslove | Mr. Clinton | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Cream Manufactories cleansed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Food Stalls—No. of inspections | 1,320 | 1,091 | 1,252 | 471 | 414 | — | — | 275 | 4,823 |
| Butchers' shops cleansed or repaired | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Fish Purveyors' Shops cleansed or repaired | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Registered food premises—No. of inspections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 193 | 193 |
| Registered food premises — cleansed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9 |
| Registered houses—visits of in-spection | 425 | 426 | 271 | 312 | 251 | - | - | - | 1,685 |
| Registered houses—overcrowding cases abated | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Registered houses—cleansed | 72 | 68 | 54 | 81 | 103 | — | — | — | 378 |
| Registered houses — Intimation (Cleansing) Notices served | 72 | 68 | 56 | 81 | 103 | - | - | - | 380 |
| Registered houses —Statutory (Cleansing) Notices served | 22 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 17 | - | - | - | 80 |
| First visits (complaints, casual visits) | 2,908 | 3,253 | 2,852 | 2,524 | 2,229 | 725 | 543 | - | 15,034 |
| Re-visits | 2,272 | 1,851 | 2,351 | 2,049 | 2,566 | 281 | 321 | — | 11,691 |
| Intimation Notices served | 332 | 231 | 210 | 227 | 373 | — | 49 | — | 1,422 |
| Statutory Notices served | 46 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 50 | — | — | — | 176 |
| Infectious disease investigations | 51 | 57 | 61 | 86 | 108 | — | — | — | 363 |
| House inspections | 332 | 363 | 274 | 291 | 334 | — | — | — | 1,594 |
| House to house inspection | 132 | 148 | 143 | 131 | 172 | — | — | — | 726 |
| Canal boats inspected | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | 94 |
| Slaughterhouses—No. of inspec-tions | 113 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 113 |
| Verminous tenements—No. of inspections | 63 | 59 | 47 | 140 | 106 | - | - | - | 415 |
| Verminous tenements cleansed by Borough Council | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 167 |
| Underground rooms —No. of inspections | 176 | 61 | 37 | 38 | 197 | 613 | — | — | 1,122 |
The number of complaints of insanitary conditions and
nuisances received in the Public Health Office during the year
numbered 1,24.8.
| Visits and Re-visits:— | |
|---|---|
| Factories (other than out-workers' premises) | 1,028 |
| Outworkers' premises (sub-contractors) | 441 |
| „ „ (domestic) | 955 |
| Complaints of vermin (L.C.C.) | 256 |
| Public health complaints | 8 |
| Public sanitary conveniences | 77 |
| 2,765 | |