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Islington 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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[1930
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices—
(a) By owners 4,601
(b) By local authority in default of owners.. Nil
(c) Proceedings under Sections 11, 14 and 15 of the Housing Act, 1925.
(1) Number of representations made with a view to
making of Closing Orders 1
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Closing Orders were made 3
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Closing Orders were determined, the dwellinghouses
having been rendered fit Nil
(4) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made Nil
(5) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders Nil
RENT AND MORTGAGE INTEREST (RESTRICTIONS) ACTS, 1920, 1923 and 1925.
Number of applications for certificates and " reports " under above Acts.
| Year. | House or part of the house not kept in a reasonable state of repair. | House or part of the house kept in a reasonable state of repair. | " Report " re completion of work mentioned in schedule issued with certificate. | Certificates not issued | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 25 | 28 | — | 1 | 54 |
| 1921 | 269 | 52 | 1 | 5 | 327 |
| 1922 | 157 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 195 |
| 1923 | 123 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 148 |
| 1924 | 117 | 6 | 19 | — | 112 |
| 1925 | 96 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 116 |
| 1926 | 68 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 100 |
| 1927 | 67 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 95 |
| 1928 | 53 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 80 |
| 1929 | 59 | Nil | 17 | 3 | 79 |
| 1930 | 68 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 99 |
| Totals | 1,102 | 113 | 162 | 23 | 1,435 |
INSPECTION AND EXAMINATION OF FOOD AND PLACES WHERE
FOOD IS PREPARED.
Food—Inspection of.—Inspector Wilkinson reports that during the year
he has paid 716 visits to the 13 Slaughter Houses now on the register, including
one Horse Slaughter House, and that he has ascertained that 9,203 animals were
killed therein, namely, 313 oxen and cows, 21 calves, 5,150 sheep and lambs, and
3,719 horses for human consumption, these latter being entirely for export. The