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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Islington 1953

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

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Table: Improvements effected as a result of Service of Notices under the Public Health(London) Act.

Improvements effected as a result of Service of Notices under the Public Health(London) Act.

1.Brickwork—walls repaired or rebuilt32
2.Drains cleared, repaired, etc394
3.Dampness remedied3,598
4.Fireplaces and ranges repaired/renewed780
5.Floors repaired683
6.Flues repaired360
7.Internal walls repaired2,065
8.Ceilings repaired1,331
9.Rainwater pipes/gutters repaired569
10.Roofs repaired1,881
11.Rooms cleansed531
12.Sinks provided62
13.Soil pipes repaired and renewed42
14.Staircases or passages cleansed188
15.Staircases repaired207
16.Waste pipes repaired262
17.Water Closet Apartments cleansed84
18.Water Closet Pans and Traps renewed116
19.Water Closets—flushing apparatus repaired or renewed191
20.Water Closets—general repairs499
21.Water supply provided59
22.Water service pipes repaired76
23.Window cords renewed2,151
24.Windows repaired or renewed979
25.Miscellaneous improvements1,354
Total18,494

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Total number of houses improved 4,652
Total number of separate lettings improved 5,610
Total number of nuisances abated 16,026
Public Health (London) Act, 1936—Sections 40 and 109.
Consequent upon Notices served by the Sanitary Inspectors under Sections 40
and 109 respectively, of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, the Council, in
pursuance of their powers under this Act to carry out urgent sanitary and drainage
work in default, executed work amounting to a total of £1,977.
Issue of Licences.
In January of this year, the free limit was raised to £500, so that licences were
required only for expenditure above this amount. The cost of the work carried
out to secure the abatement of nuisances at respective properties was well within
this figure, and therefore no licences were issued in respect of notices served by this
Department. The Government, later in the year, decided to raise the ceiling to
£1,000 as and from the 1st January next year.