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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 1958

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

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24
Sanitary Conditions
A large proportion of the time of the Public Health Inspectors is
spent in investigating environmental condition in the homes of the
inhabitants of the borough.

Table: All complaints made by tenants and others were investigated and the following table gives details of action taken by the Inspectors and nuisances abated under the Public Health (London) Act 1936.

All complaints made by tenants and others were investigated and the following table gives details of action taken by the Inspectors and nuisances abated under the Public Health (London) Act 1936.

Houses damp, dirty remedied367
Doors, windows, floors, walls, ceilings, sashcords repaired754
Watercloset and urinal defects remedied167
Soil and vent pipe defects remedied59
Rainwater pipes cleared, repaired or renewed88
Waste pipes cleared, repaired or renewed64
Drains cleared101
Roofs and gutters repaired339
Water storage tank defects remedied8
Yard or area defects remedied35
Washhouse defects remedied13
Water supply to houses re-instated16
Water supply laid on to upper storeys of house6
Firegrates renewed or repaired65
Animal nuisances abated6
Miscellaneous nuisances abated105
Dust receptacles renewed or repaired76
Accumulations of refuse removed99
Verminous or filthy articles destroyed68
Overcrowding cases reported44
No. of Basement Rooms inspected272
No. of House inspections1,457
No. of House-to-House inspections420
Total No. of First Visits for all purposes6,698
Total No. of Re-visits for all purposes8,789
No. of Complaints received1,520
No. of Intimation Notices served718