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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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improvements which could not be enforced. In spite of the general
improvement referred to there still remains much unfit property
deleterious to health in the Borough.
The following table sets out a number of details of the work carried out under this heading in 1962.
| Housing damp, dirty - remedied | 239 |
| Doors, windows, floors, walls, ceilings, sascords repaired | 440 |
| Watercloset and urinal defects remedied | 90 |
| Soil and vent pipe defects remedied | 115 |
| Rainwater pipes cleared, repaired or renewed | 62 |
| Waste pipes cleared, repaired or renewed | 191 |
| Drains cleared | 396 |
| Roofs and gutters repaired | 238 |
| Water storage tank defects remedied | 13 |
| Yard pr area defects remedied | 34 |
| Washhouse defects remedied | 1 |
| Water supply to houses reinstated | 29 |
| Water supply laid on to upper storeys of house | 6 |
| Firegrates renewed or repaired | 30 |
| Animal nuisances abated | 9 |
| Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 173 |
| Dust receptacles renewed or repaired | 64 |
| Accumulations of refuse removed | 155 |
| Overcrowding cases reported | 20 |
| No. of Basement rooms inspected | 249 |
| No. of House inspections | 923 |
| No. of House-to-House Inspections | 57 |
| Total No. of first visits for all purposes | 5,447 |
| Total No. of re-visits for all purposes | 9,957 |
| No. of Intimation Notices served | 329 |
| No. of Nuisance Notices served | 31 |
Legal proceedings were instituted on 10 occasions in 1962,for noncompliance with a Nuisance Notice. Details are as set out below:-
| Date | Premises | Offence | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2.62 | 10 Southern Street | Failure to comply with a Nuisance Notice | Fined £1o. Costs £l. 11.6. Closing Order made by the Court | |
| 6.2.62. | 9 Rodney Street (Ground floor) | do. | Fined £10 Costs £1.5.6. Abatement Order -days | 14 |
| 6.2.62. | 5 Rodney Street | do. | Fined £5 Costs £1.5.6. Abatement Order -days | 14 |
| 6.2.62. | 7 Rodney Street (Top floor) | do. | Fined £5 Costs £l. 5. 6. Abatement Order -days | 14 |