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Islington 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Requisitioned Properties.
The number of requisitioned properties on 1st January, 1959 was 262. 156 (including
parts of premises) were de-requisitioned during the year.
This department has drawn the attention of the Council's Housing Estates Manager to
any nuisances or major defects occurring in requisitioned properties, in order to ensure
the premises being reasonably nuisance-free 79 such references were made
Work of Public Health Inspectors Administering Factories Act, 1937 and other legislation
Factories Act, 1937.
Number of inspections 864
Number of revisits 671
Notices served 104
Prosecutions instituted -
Defects found 667
Defects remedied 667
Defects referred to H M Inspectors -
Defects referred by H.M Inspectors 17
Complaints received 47
Notices complied with 63
Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
Factories visited 513
Contraventions found 69
Contraventions remedied 41
Notices served 29
Notices complied with 26
PART I OF THE ACT
Prescribed Particulars on the Administration of the Factories Act, 1937
1. inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors.)
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 229 | 228 | 18 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,824 | 531 | 86 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7' is enforced by the Local Authority* (excluding outworkers' premises) | 32 | 5 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 2,085 | 764 | 104 | - |
*i e. Electrical Stations (Section 103 (1)), Institutions (Section 104) and sites of Building
Operations and Works of Engineering Construction (Sections 107 and 108)