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Islington 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1930]
96
(London County Council Return.)
| Premises. | No. on Register at end of 1930 | No. Added in 1930 | No. Removed in 1930 | Number Number of of Inspections Notices 1930 1930 | Number of Prosecutions 1930 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk Premises | f601 | 32 | 12 | 702 13 | 1 |
| Cowsheds | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil — | Nil |
| Slaughter Houses | 13 | „ | „ | 716 — | ,, |
| "Other Offensive Trade Premises | 9 | „ | „ | 73 | „ |
| Ice Cream Premises | 250 | „ | „ | 121 11 | |
| Registered Houses Let in Lodgings | 1.000 | — | 6 | 3,071 469 |
* Including the Knacker's Yard, 7 Fur Skin Dressers and 1 Fat Melter.
t Including 181 Bottle Milk only.
Housing of the Working ClassesNumber
of houses inspected —
(a) On account of complaints or illness (P.H. Act) 5,942
(4) House-to-house (Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925) 1,442
Number of notices served—
(a) Under P.H. Act:—
(i) Intimation 4,573
(ii) Statutory 580
(b) Under Housing Act 24
Number of houses repaired or nuisances remedied under P.H. Act5,474
Number of houses repaired under Section 3 of Housing Act—
(a) By owners ... 24
(b) By L.A. in default of owners Nil
Number of houses closed on notice by owner that they could not be
made fit Nil
Number of houses for the working classes—-
(a) Erected during year 152
(b) In course of erection Nil
Number of representations by Medical Officer or other person 1
Number of houses included in such representations 3
Number of Closing Orders made 3
Number of Closing Orders determined (i.e. Houses made fit) Nil
Number of Demolition Ordersh Nil
Number of houses demolished —
(a) In pursuance of Orders Nil
(ft) Voluntarily 3
Total number of houses in the Borough about 46,000
Number of houses occupied by the working classes about 28,700
Underground Rooms—
Number illegally occupied 16
Number closed or illegal occupation discontinued .32
Number remedied 32
Number of prosecutions 1