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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 1954

[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 rebuilt5
2.Drains cleared, repaired, etc.241
3.Dampness remedied2,140
4.Fireplaces and ranges repaired/renewed427
5.Floors repaired312
6.Flues repaired200
7.Internal walls repaired1,074
8.Ceilings repaired656
9.Rainwater pipes/gutters repaired370
10.Roofs repaired983
11.Rooms cleansed130
12.Sinks provided46
13.Soil pipes repaired and renewed32
14.Staircases or passages cleansed41
15.Staircases repaired77
16.Waste pipes repaired212
17.Water Closet Apartments cleansed39
18.Water Closet Pans and Traps renewed109
19.Water Closets—flushing apparatus repaired or renewed167
20.Water Closets—general repairs317
21.Water supply provided44
22.Water service pipes repaired111
23.Window cords renewed1,336
24.Windows repaired or renewed553
25.Miscellaneous improvements702
Total10,324
Total number of houses improved2,998
Total number of separate lettings improved3,506
Total number of nuisances abated9,140

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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 £1,125 9s. 6d.