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Islington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1938 70
WORK OF THE SANITARY INSPECTORS (HOUSING).
In addition to the house-to-house inspection under Section 9 of the Housing Act,
1936, the two Housing Inspectors were engaged in preparing reports in connection
with the City Garden Row, Cornelia Street and St. Clement Street Clearance Areas
and the Brecknock Road Compulsory Purchase Order, all of which schemes were
subsequently dealt with by the Council.
Assistance was rendered by these Inspectors to the London County Council in
the Boleyn Road and Tufnell Park Schemes.
Included in the work of these two Inspectors was that of supervising the
disinfestation of the household effects of families removing from clearance areas and
unfit rooms to the Council's flats.
HOUSING ACT, 1936. REPRESENTATIONS, ETC., BY THE MEDICAL
OFFICER OF HEALTH.
The following 74 dwelling-houses occupied by 110 families and having a total population of 409 persons were represented to the Council on the 21st January, 1938.
| Order. | Premises. |
|---|---|
| The Metropolitan Borough of Islington (City Garden Row No. 1) Clearance Order, 1938. | Nos. 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50, City Garden Row. |
| Nos. 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61 and 63, Graham Street. | |
| The Metropolitan Borough of Islington (City Garden Row No. 2) Clearance Order, 1938. | No. 52, City Garden Row. Nos. 67, 69, 71, 73 and 75, Graham Street. |
| The Metropolitan Borough of Islington (City Garden Row No.3) Clearance Order 1938. | Nos. 58, 60 and 62, City Garden Row. |
| The Metropolitan Borough of Islington (Cornelia Street) Clearance Order, 1938. | Nos. 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 and 32, Cornelia Street. Nos. 17 and 19, St. Clement Street. |
| The Metropolitan Borough of Islington (St. Clement Street) Clearance Order, 1938. | Nos. 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16, St. Clement Street. |
A Public Inquiry was held at the Town Hall on the 10th May, 1938, and the
Minister of Health after considering the report of his Inspector confirmed the Orders
on the 18th August, 1938.
In regard to Gaskin Street (formerly Church Street), the subject of Representation
the previous year (see page 58, Annual Report, 1937) a Public Inquiry was
held at the Town Hall on the 27 th January, 1938, and the Minister of Health on the
20th April, 1938, confirmed the Orders as follows:—
Clearance Order—
Nos. 31, 33 and 35, Gaskin Street.
Compulsory Purchase Order—
Nos. 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 and 27a, Gaskin Street.