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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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(ii) Other inspections and visits
| Miscellaneous | 3,876 |
| Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 | 28 |
| Infectious Diseases | 261 |
| National Assistance Acts, 1948 and 1951 (Aged & Infirm) | 29 |
| Factories Act, 1961 - Outworkers | 20 |
| Pet Animals Act. 1951 | 31 |
| Consumer Protection Act, 1961, and Regulations | 22 |
| Noise Nuisances | 107 |
| Pood Premises | 249 |
| Non-effective visits | 3, 379 |
(iii) Nuisances and Notices
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 and Public Health Acts 1936 - 61 Notices served-
| (a) Intimation | 3,770 |
| (b) Statutory | 1,474 |
| Notices complied with- | |
| (a) Intimation | 1,697 |
| (b) Statutory | 658 |
| Nuisances found | 6,719 |
| Nuisances abated | 5,992 |
| Number of houses repaired | 2,727 |
| Separate lettings in above | 2,784 |
| Total number of repairs to dwelling houses | 6,131 |
(iv) Legal Proceedings
| Informations prepared | 70 | |
| Abatement Orders made by Magistrate | 8 | |
| Abatement Orders complied with | 3 | |
| Further proceedings for disobedience of Abatement Orders | ||
| (v) | Drainage | |
| Plans examined | 373 | |
| Examinations and Tests | 544 | |
| (vi) | Complaints | |
| Outstanding (at end of 1964) | 186 | |
| Received during the year | 4,797 plus 446 repeated complaints | |
| Dealt with during year | 4, 588 | |
| Outstanding (at end of 1965) | 209 | |
| (vii) | Land Charges Act, 1925 | |
| Enquiries received | 4,007 | |
| Properties involved | 4,978 | |
| Investigations | 4,978 | |
| (viii) | Rent Act, 1957 | |
| Applications for Certificates of Disrepair | ||
| (1) Number of applications for certificates during 1965 | 2 | |
| Number of applications brought forward from 1964 | ||
| Number of applications carried forward to 1966 | ||
| Total number of applications receiving attention 1965 | 2 | |
| (2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates | 1 | |
| Number of Undertakings on Form *K' accepted | ||