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Islington 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1937 52
COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
The registration, licensing, inspection and regulation of these is provided for
by sections 156 to 166 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936. The Council
has delegated the powers under these sections to the Public Health Committee,
and the inspection is carried out systematically by Sanitary Inspectors.
During the year the Committee considered applications and granted 17 licences,
representing 24 premises. 359 visits of inspection were made by male Inspectors
and 66 by women Inspectors, making a total of 425 inspections.
In the promotion of the welfare of unemployed applicants who apply for assistance to the Unemployment Assistance Board, information has been supplied to the Board regarding the facilities offered by the licensed common lodging houses in the Borough. Appended is a list of the accommodation, charges, etc.:—
| Beds. | Charge per Night. | ||
| For Women: | |||
| 13-14, Duncan Terrace | 63 | 1s. 2d. | Provision for cooking meals. |
| 47, 49 and 51, Wharfdale Road | 65 | 1s. 0d. | Tea and biscuits only provided. |
| For Men : | |||
| 104 and 106, Georges Road | 34 | 10d. | Provision for cooking meals. |
| 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22, Barnsbury St. | 126 | 10d. & 1s. 0d. | Do. |
| 87 and 89, Essex Road | 87 | 9d., 10d., 11d. and 1s. 6d. | Do. |
| 155, Englefield Road | 62 | 9d. | Do. |
| 8, Flowers Mews | 30 | 10d. | Do. |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 13, Gordon Place | 53 | 8d. | Do. |
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936, SECTION 224.
DISEASED OR INFIRM PERSONS.
Under section 224 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, before action can
be taken the Medical Officer of Health of the District must certify in writing to the
Sanitary Authority that a person—
(a) is suffering from a chronic disease, or
(b) is aged, infirm or physically incapacitated and resides in premises which
are insanitary owing to neglect on the part of the occupier of the premises
or resides under insanitary conditions, and
(c) that the person is unable to attend to himself or to receive from persons
with whom he resides proper care and attention, and
(d) that enquiry has shown that in the interests of the health of that person
and to prevent injury to the health of or serious nuisance to other persons
he should be removed from the premises in which he is residing.
If the Medical Officer of Health submits such a certificate to the Sanitary
Authority, he may make an application to a Petty Sessional Court, and the Court
upon proof of the allegations in the certificate, and subject to the examination of
the person in question by a legally qualified medical practitioner to be nominated
by the Court, may make an order for the removal of that person to a suitable hospital