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Islington 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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[1933
Sinks:
| Provided | 12 |
| Waste pipe repaired | 34 |
| Domestic Water Supply: | |
| Cisterns repaired and cleansed | 6 |
| Water supply provided to tenement house | 5 |
| Walls and Ceilings of Rooms cleansed and redecorated | 727 |
| Other Improvements: | |
| Staircase and passages repaired, cleansed and redecorated | 100 |
| Floor space ventilated | 2 |
| Floors repaired | 169 |
| Guttering and rain water pipes repaired | 61 |
| Roofs repaired | 167 |
| Overcrowding abated | 7 |
| Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued | 5 |
| Other Improvements, or Nuisances abated | 756 |
| Rooms Disinfected | — |
| Total Improvements | 2539 |
| Total Premises Improved | 078 |
COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
Another transferred power delegated to the Public Health Committee on the
17th March, 1933, was the registration of common lodging houses, taking over the
duties under the Transfer of Powers (London) Order, 1933, of the registration,
licensing, inspection and regulation of common lodging houses. The Committee
considered the applications and renewed licences in respect of the under-mentioned
premises:—
14 and 16, Barnsbury Street, beds for 51 men.
18, 20 and 22, Barnsbury Street, beds for 78 men.
10 and 12, Campbell Road, beds for 45 men.
13 and 14, Duncan Terrace, beds for 63 women.
155, Englefield Road, beds for 62 men.
87, Essex Road, beds for 52 men.
89, Essex Road, beds for 35 men.
8, Flowers Mews, beds for 62 men.
104 to 106, Georges Road, beds for 34 men.
1, Gordon Place, beds for 4 men.
2, Gordon Place, beds for 4 men.
3, Gordon Place, beds for 8 men.
4, Gordon Place, beds for 8 men.
5, Gordon Place, beds for 8 men.
6, Gordon Place, beds for 6 men.
7, Gordon Place, beds for 6 men.
13, Gordon Place, beds for 9 men.
29, Hornsey Road, beds for 76 men (vacated later).
8a, Hornsey Street, beds for 48 men.
47, 49 and 51, Wharfdale Road, beds for 65 women.