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Islington 1964

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

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Pood Premises
Housing Acts 1961/64 (Houses in Multiple occupation)
Non-effective visits
(iii) Nuisances and Notices
Notices served - Public Health (London) Act, 1936
(a) Intimation
(b) Statutory
Notices complied with - Public Health (London) Act, 1936
(a) Intimation
(b) Statutory
Nuisances found
Nuisances abated
Number of houses improved
Separate letting in above
Total number of improvements to dwelling houses
(iv) Legal Proceedings
Irtformations prepared
Abatement Orders made by Magistrate
Abatement Orders complied with
Further Proceedings for disobedience of Abatement Orders
(v) Drainage
Plans examined
Examinations and Tests
220
974
3.890
3, 286
1,976
1,926
1,591
5,746
6, 508
2,604
2,839
6,097
163
22
1
9
551
241
(vi,; Complaints
Outstanding (at end of 1963)
Received during the year
Dealt with during year
Outstanding (at end of 1964)
(vii) Land Charges Act, 1925
Enquiries received
Properties involved
Investigations
217
4414 plus 387
repeated complaints
4,445
186
3,942
4,660
4,660
(viii) Rent Act, 1957
Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
(1) Number of applications for certificates during 1964
Number of applications brought forward from 1963
Number of applications carried forward to 1965
Total number of applications receiving attention 1964
(2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates
Number of Undertakings on Form 'K' accepted
(3) Number of decisions to issue certificates
(a) in respect of some but not all defects
(b) in respect of all defects
(4) Number of Undertakings given by landlords under paragraph
5 of the First Schedule
3
2
1
5
1
3
1
2
1
29