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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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| Districts. | Totals | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
| Other improvements— | ||||||||||||||||
| Staircase and passages repaired, cleansed and redecorated | 27 | 52 | 27 | 83 | 20 | 90 | 16 | 115 | 74 | 47 | 62 | 70 | 22 | 41 | 746 | |
| Floor space ventilated | 3 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 14 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | 6 | 95 | |
| Floors repaired | 23 | 75 | 20 | 64 | 16 | 76 | 16 | 66 | 60 | 44 | 47 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 556 | |
| Guttering and rain water pipes repaired | 22 | 33 | 25 | 50 | 57 | 46 | 10 | 60 | 31 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 463 | |
| Roofs repaired | 20 | 57 | 34 | 148 | 24 | 75 | 31 | 84 | 136 | 83 | 106 | 53 | 26 | 50 | 927 | |
| Overcrowding abated | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 42 | |
| Illegal use of underground rooms for sleeping discontinued | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 12 | 11 | — | 5 | 46 | |
| Other improvements, or Nuisances abated | 99 | 186 | 68 | 204 | 101 | 222 | 70 | 211 | 175 | 137 | 220 | 125 | 46 | 107 | 1971 | |
| Rooms Disinfected | 249 | 136 | 148 | 163 | 89 | 83 | 39 | 89 | 101 | 93 | 171 | 102 | 161 | 89 | 1713 | |
| Total improvements | 857 | 1540 | 735 | 1807 | 781 | 1446 | 409 | 1460 | 1400 | 1213 | 1309 | 929 | 439 | 709 | 15040 | |
| Total premises improved | 425 | 601 | 417 | 777 | 347 | 449 | 203 | 500 | 506 | 444 | 607 | 457 | 304 | 387 | 6424 | |
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
The houses which come under the operation of the bye-laws received 1,257
inspections during the year, followed by 4,121 subsequent re-inspections and calls,
so that the total visits amounted to 5,378 in addition to which 532 visits were made
to Common Lodging Houses.
These inspections resulted in 784 intimations being served on the persons
responsible, which were followed by 140 statutory notices to demand the abatement
of the nuisance discovered by the Inspectors especially engaged upon this work.
2 summonses were issued for non-compliance with Statutory Notices. The amount
of fines and costs in these cases totalled:—Fines, £2 2s. 0d., and costs, £3 3s. Od.
One summons was for keeping a room in a dirty condition but was withdrawn.
Altogether 2,539 improvements were effected in 678 premises.
Synopsis of Inspector's Work:—
| Improvements. | |
| Drains: | |
| Constructed | — |
| Reconstructed | — |
| Repaired | 27 |
| Ventilated | 5 |
| Gully and other traps fixed | 2 |
| Water Closets: | |
| W.C. erected with pan, trap and water supply | 1 |
| Pan and trap only provided | 30 |
| Flushing apparatus repaired | 119 |
| Ventilated | 3 |
| Walls, etc., cleansed | 90 |
| Position altered | — |
| Dust Bins: | |
| Provided | 161 |
| Areas: | |
| Paved | 3 |
| Yards: | |
| Repaved | 41 |