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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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The following is a summary of defects found:-
| NUMBER OF DEFECTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FACTORIES (POWER) | FACTORIES (NON-POWER) | TOTAL | |
| Refuse accumulation or absence of dustbin. | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Roof leaky | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Ceiling broken | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sanitary Conveniences - defective | 12 | - | 12 |
| " " - dirty | 28 | 4 | 32 |
| " " - not separated or insufficient. | 3 | - | 3 |
| " " - unlabelled | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| " " - with no artificial light | 24 | 3 | 27 |
| " " - unsuitable | 26 | 2 | 28 |
| Staircase dirty | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| Insufficient ventilation of work rooms | - | - | - |
| Water fittings leaky | 2 | - | 2 |
| Workrooms dirty | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Yard walls dirty | — | 1 | 1 |
8 notices of complaint were received from the Home Office.
14 notices were sent to the Home Office regarding the following
matters:-
Abstract absent 7
New occupation, notification 7
LADY SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK:
The following is a summary of visits made by the Lady Sanitary Inspector-
| Factories | 1144 |
| Outworkers premises (Sub-Contractors) | 179 |
| Outworkers premises (domestic) | 927 |
| Public Health Complaints | 9 |
| Public Sanitary Conveniences | 87 |
| Miscellaneous visits | 20 |
| TOTAL | 2366 |
| Number of Intimation Notices served | 90 |
| Number of Statutory Notices served | Nil |
RAT REPRESSION: No. of rat complaints received - 320; No. of houses
treated - 125; No. of premises for which a charge was made - 96; No. of
other premises - 65; Estimated No. of rats killed during the year as a
result of sewer treatment - 2,213 (January '44).