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Islington 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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1931]
94
(London County Council Return.)
Metropolitan Borough of Islington.
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1931.
Premises.
No. on
Register
at end
of 1931
No.
Added
in 1931
No.
Removed
in 1931
Number
of
Inspections
1931
Number
of
Notices
1931
Number
of
Prosecutions
1031
Milk Premises
†646
78
13
853
16
9
Cowsheds
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
-
Nil
Slaughter Houses
13
,,
,,
524
-
,,
'Other Offensive Trade
Premises
13
,,
,,
46
,,
,,
Ice Cream Premises
292
,,
,,
168
5
,,
Registered Houses Let in
Lodgings
992
—
8
980
590
,,
* Including the Knackers Yard, 4 Fur Skin Dressers, 4 Tripe Boilers, 4 Gut Scraper1;
t Including 233 Bottle Milk only.
Housing of the Working Classes—
Number of houses inspected —
(а) On account of complainls or illness (P.H. Act) 7,618
(б) House to-house (Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925) 1,0(51
Number of notices served—
(a) Under P.H. Act :—
(i) Intimation 1,621
(li) Statutory 523
(b) Under Housing Act 54
Number of bouses rep.iired or nuisances remedied under P,H. Act 5,299
Number of houses repaired under Section 3 of Housing Art—
(a By owners 61
(b) By L.A. in default of owners Nil
Number of houses closed on notice by owner thnt they could not be
made fit Nil
Number of houses for the working classes—-
(a) Erected during year 145
(b) In course of erection Nil
Number of representations by Medical Officer or other person Nil
Number of houses included in such representations Nil
Number of Closing Orders made Nil
Number of Closing Orders determined (i.e. Houses made fit) Nil
Number of Demolition Orders Nil
Number of houses demolished —
(a) In pursuance of Orders Nil
(ft) Voluntarily Nil
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 33
Number closed or illegal occupation discontinued 33
Overcrowding—
Number of cases of overcrowding found 59
Number remedied 59
Number of prosecutions 5