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Islington 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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59 1937

Table: 2.—Remedy of Defects during the year without Service of Formal Notices:—

2.—Remedy of Defects during the year without Service of Formal Notices:—

Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers613

Table: 3.-Action under Statutory Powers during the year:-

3.-Action under Statutory Powers during the year:-

(a)Proceedings under sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs175
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices—
(a) By owners7
(b) By local authority in default of ownersNil
(b)Proceedings under Public Health Acts—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied4,447
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners4,447
(b) By local authority in default of ownersNil
(c)Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made5 + 4 Undertakings accepted not to let premises for human habitation.
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders7 + 4 in which undertakings under section 11 were given.
(d)Proceedings under section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made274
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit63 + 2 Undertakings.

Table: 4.— Housing Act,1936,Part IV—Overcrowding:—The "appointed day" not having been fixed by the Minister of Health for the Borough, correct information cannot be given under this item, as in last year's report the statistics specified were from the Preliminary Survey carried out in the years 1935-36, and the information now given follows the same lines, but the figures for overcrowding are reduced by the number of families who have been re-housed elsewhere because of their overcrowded conditions:—

4.— Housing Act,1936,Part IV—Overcrowding:—

The "appointed day" not having been fixed by the Minister of Health for the Borough, correct information cannot be given under this item, as in last year's report the statistics specified were from the Preliminary Survey carried out in the years 1935-36, and the information now given follows the same lines, but the figures for overcrowding are reduced by the number of families who have been re-housed elsewhere because of their overcrowded conditions:—

(a)(i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year6,652
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein6,652
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein19,694