Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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(i) Inspections | |
Houses/flats inspected under Public Health Acts 1936-61 | 6,982 |
Separate lettings | 10,345 |
Revisits Houses/flats | 12,815 |
Seperate lettings | 20, 277 |
(ii) Other inspections and visits | |
Miscellaneous | 1,404 |
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 | 406 |
Infectious Diseases | 131 |
Derelict Buildings and Vacant Sites | 1,173 |
Pigeon Nuisances | 232 |
Drainage | 1,231 |
Hairdressers and Barbers | 407 |
National Assistance Acts, 1948 and 1951 (Aged & Infirm) | 33 |
Factories Act, 1961 - Outworkers | 136 |
Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 31 |
Consumer Protection Act, 1961, and Regulations | 7 |
Noise Nuisances | 249 |
Food Premises and Vehicles | 483 |
Non-effective visits | 2,960 |
(iii) Nuisances and Notices Public Health Acts 1936-61 Notices served - | |
(a) Intimation | 2,644 |
(b) Statutory | 1,983 |
Notices complied with - | |
(a) Intimation | 1,773 |
(b) Statutory | 1,126 |
Nuisances and contraventions found | 7,963 |
Nuisances and contraventions abated | 6,385 |
Number of houses repaired | 3,117 |
Total number of repairs and improvements | 5,661 |
(iv) Legal Proceedings | |
Information prepared | 144 |
Nuisances Orders made by Magistrate | 57 |
Further proceedings for failure to comply with Nuisance Orders | 17 |
(v) Drainage | |
Plans examined | 195 |
Examinations and Tests | 216 |
(vi) Complaints | |
Outstanding (at end of 1967) | 198 |
Received during the year | 5,559 plus 262 repeated complaints |
Dealt with during year | 5,654 |
Outstanding (At end of 1968) | 143 |