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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
Islington 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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The applications received for the previous ten years were as follows:—
| 1923 | 16 | 1928 | 25 |
| 1924 | 33 | 1929 | 21 |
| 1925 | 21 | 1930 | 40 |
| 1926 | 20 | 1931 | 36 |
| 1927 | 25 | 1932 | 14 |
Dust Receptacles Provided.—During the year 1,391 dust receptacles
were provided by owners of property under notice.
DISTRICT INSPECTORS' WORK.
During the year the fourteen District Inspectors made a total of 49,748
inspections and calls, a decrease of 1,758 inspections on the corresponding period
of 1932; while 15,040 improvements were effected in 6,424 premises; as against
13,869 improvements in 5,375 premises for the preceding year.
Synopsis of Inspectors' Work.—The following statement gives a brief synopsis of the district inspectors' work in 1933:—
| House to house inspections | 3.024 |
| Other inspections of dwelling houses | 3,972 |
| Re-inspections and calls made | 40,137 |
| Visits of inquiry re notifiable infectious diseases | 2,016 |
| Butchers'shops, stalls, etc. (Saturday nights) | 101 |
| Ice cream shops and factories | 283 |
| Dairies and Milkshops | 914 |
| Stables and yards | 419 |
| Urinals attached to Public Houses | 210 |
| Smoke observations | 150 |
Notices Served—There were 4,795 intimation notices served by the
inspectors with respect to nuisances. In 599 instances it became necessary, as
the intimations to owners or occupiers of the properties had been ignored, to report
the nuisances to the Public Health Committee, who ordered statutory notices to
be served.
Verminous Premises—Bedding and Clothing.—151 rooms which
were found to be in a verminous condition were fumigated. In 24 instances it was
necessary to remove the bedding and clothing to the Disinfecting Station for
purification or destruction.
Bag Flock Acts. 1911 and 1928.— In the routine inspections, the
Sanitary Inspectors found no cause for action to be taken.
Smoke Nuisances—35 complaints of smoke issuing from factory chimneys
in the Borough were investigated, and as a result 150 observations were made by
the District Inspectors, and 24 notices served upon the owners of the businesses
requiring the abatement of the nuisance.
Water Certificates.—Nine water certificates were granted in accordance
with the provisions of sec. 48 (2) Public Health (London) Act, 1921, in respect of
43 separate tenements newly erected or rebuilt during the year.