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Islington 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1937
NUMBER OF HOUSES OWNED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, DISTINGUISHING THOSE BUILT IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND HELD UNDER:—
| Held under | Total at 31st Dec., 1935. | Erected in 1936 and 1937. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part III of the Housing Act, 1925 | 79 | Nil | 79 |
| Part II of the Housing Act, 1925 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Other Powers | 979 | 159 | 1,161 |
| *23 | |||
| Total | 1,081 | 159 | 1,240 (less *23) |
* 7 houses comprising 23 tenements sold in 1936.
SUMMARY OF HOUSING FROM 1919 TO 1937 (INCLUSIVE).
| 1919 to 1936. | 1937. | Total since 1919. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Number of houses or flats provided by the Islington Borough Council | 1,081 | 159 | 1,240 |
| Number of flats provided by the London County Council | 1,012 | 178 | 1,190 |
| Number of houses or flats provided by private enterprise | 887 | 273 | 1,160 |
| 2,980 | 610 | 3,590 |
* 7 houses comprising 23 tenements sold in 1936.
RECONDITIONING OF HOUSES.
Section 9 of the Housing Act, 1936.—This enacts that "Where a local authority,
upon consideration of an official representation, or a report from any of their officers,
or other information in their possession, are satisfied that any house which is occupied,
or of a type suitable for occupation, by persons of the working classes is in any
respect unfit for human habitation, they shall, unless they are satisfied that it is
not capable at a reasonable expense of being rendered so fit, serve upon the person
having control of the house a notice requiring him, within such reasonable time,
not being less than twenty-one days, as may be specified in the notice, to execute
the works specified in the notice and stating that, in the opinion of the authority,
those works will render the house fit for human habitation."
The result of the Department's work during the year in regard to section 9 of
the Housing Act, 1936, is as follows:—
Number of informal notices served 175
Number of formal notices served Nil
Number of dwellings rendered fit 95