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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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The following table sets out a summary of the work undertaken in 1901 and in 1963:
| 1901 | 1963 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Inspectors | 9 | 10 |
| Housing damp, dirty remedied | 818 | 270 |
| Doors, windows, floors, walls, ceilings, sashcords repaired | 368 | 411 |
| Watercloset and urinal defects remedied | 1,243 | 176 |
| Soil and vent pipe defects remedied | 53 | 97 |
| Rainwater pipes cleared, repaired or renewed | 151 | 130 |
| Drains cleared and/or repaired | 574 | 212 |
| Roofs and gutters repaired | 346 | 223 |
| Water storage tank defects remedied | 211 | 31 |
| Yard or Area defects remedied | 820 | 44 |
| Washhouse defects remedied | 332 | 1 |
| Water supply to houses reinstated | 15 | 121 |
| Water supply laid on to upper storeys of houses | - | - |
| Firegrates renewed or repaired | - | 18 |
| Animal nuisances abated | 11 | 12 |
| Dung or dust receptacles renewed or repaired | 381 | 80 |
| Accumulations of refuse removed | 148 | 200 |
| Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 274 | 83 |
| No. of Basement rooms inspected | - | 229 |
| Overcrowding cases reported | - | 51 |
| Number of House Inspections | - | 1,660 |
| Number of House to House inspections | 1,746 | 389 |
| Total number of first visits for all purposes | 3,216 | 7,990 |
| Revisits | 14, 883 | 11,519 |
| Number of Intimation notices served | 2,666 | 515 |
| Number of Nuisance notices served | 505 | 74 |