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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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The Home Office.—One notice of occupation was received
from the Home Office during the year and 60 notices of complaint
relating to the following matters :—
Premises dirty 3
Sanitary conveniences insanitary 6
„ „ with no artificial light 28
„ „ insufficiently ventilated 19
Water closet accommodation insufficient 3
Absence of separate accommodation for the sexes 3
Miscellaneous 11
The notices sent to the Home Office were as follows :—
Abstract of the Factories Act not affixed, or wrongly
affixed 12
New occupation 7
Details of Defects and Defaults in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, for which Notices were Served in 1938.
| Factories. | Factories (power). | Factories(non-power) . | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke nuisance | 3 | 3 | |
| Cisterns dirty or covers broken | 2 | — | 2 |
| Drains coked | 3 | — | 3 |
| Drains leaky | 1 | — | 1 |
| Dustbins broken or absent | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Guttering or rain-water pipe broken, leaking or inadequate | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Manhole covers broken | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Refuse accumulations | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Roofs leaky | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ceilings broken | — | 2 | 2 |
| Sanitary conveniences not separate for the sexes | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Sanitary conveniences defective | 34 | 14 | 48 |
| Sanitary conveniences dirty | 61 | 22 | 83 |
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Sanitary conveniences unsuitable | 65 | 10 | 75 |
| Sanitary conveniences not lighted | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Soil pipes leaky | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Staircases and landings dirty | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Urinals foul | 2 | — | 2 |
| Water closets choked | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Waste pipes choked or leaky | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Water fittings leaky | 4 | — | 4 |
| Premises dirty | — | 16 | 16 |
| Absence of thermometer | — | 2 | 2 |
| Yard walls dirty | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | 252 | 106 | 358 |
In connection with these matters, 297 intimation notices and
5 statutory notices were served.