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Islington 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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51
1937
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
The houses which come under the operation of the by-laws received 828
inspections during the year, followed by 5,181 subsequent re-inspections and calls,
so that the total visits amounted to 6,009.
These inspections resulted in 524 intimations being served on the persons
responsible, which were followed by 155 statutory notices to demand the abatement
of the nuisances discovered by the Inspectors specially engaged upon this work.
Altogether 2,844 improvements were effected in 491 premises.
| Improvements. | |
|---|---|
| Constructed | - |
| Reconstructed | 2 |
| Repaired | 30 |
| Ventilated | 6 |
| Gully and other traps fixed | 6 |
| Water Closets: | |
| W.C. erected with pan, trap and water supply | — |
| Pan and trap only provided | 22 |
| Flushing apparatus repaired | 68 |
| Ventilated | 10 |
| Walls, etc., cleansed | 84 |
| Position altered | 1 |
| Dust Bins: | |
| Provided | 50 |
| Areas: | |
| Paved | 2 |
| Yards: | |
| Repaved | 69 |
| Sinks: | |
| Provided | 30 |
| Waste pipe repaired | 49 |
| Domestic Water Supply: | |
| Cisterns repaired and cleansed | 2 |
| Water supply provided to tenement house | 8 |
| Other Improvements: | |
| Walls and Ceilings of Rooms cleansed and redecorated | 501 |
| Staircases and passages repaired, cleansed and redecorated | 112 |
| Floor space ventilated | 12 |
| Floors repaired | 154 |
| Guttering and rain water pipes repaired | 42 |
| Roofs repaired | 255 |
| Overcrowding abated | 4 |
| Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued | 24 |
| Other Improvements, or Nuisances abated | 1,259 |
| Rooms Disinfected | 42 |
| Total Improvements | 2,844 |
| Total Premises Improved | 491 |