London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Enquiries received | 4,756 |
| Properties involved | 5,857 |
| Investigations | 5,857 |
| (viii) Rent Act, 1957 Applications for Certificates of Disrepair | |
| (1) Number of applications for certificates during 1968 | 3 |
| Number of applications brought forward from 1967 | 1 |
| Number of applications carried forward to 1969 | 1 |
| Total number of applications receiving attention 1968 | 4 |
| (2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates | 1 |
| Number of Undertakings on Form 'K' accepted | – |
| (3) Number of decisions to issue certificates | |
| (a) in respect of some but not all defects | 2 |
| (b) in respect of all defects | – |
| (4) Number of Undertakings given by landlords under paragraph 5 of the First Schedule | – |
| (5) Number of Undertakings refused by Local Authority under proviso to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule | – |
| (6) Number of certificates issued where undertakings not accepted . | – |
| Applications for Cancellation of Certificates | |
| (7) Applications by landlords to Local to Local Authority for cancellation of certificates | 2 |
| Number of applications brought forward from 1967 | – |
| Number of applications carried forward to 1969 | – |
| Total number of applications receiving attention 1968 | 2 |
| (8) Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates | 1 |
| (9) Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of tenant's objections . | – |
| (10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority | 1 |
| Applications by Overseas Companies for Certificates of Repair | |
| Applications received | – |
| Certificates issued | – |
(ix) Repairs and improvements effected as a result of Services of Notices under the Public Health Acts 1936-61
| 1. Brickwork - walls repaired or rebuilt | 22 |
| 2. Drains cleared, repaired, etc. | 546 |
| 3. Dampness remedied | 724 |
| 4. Fireplaces and ranges repaired/renewed | 37 |
| 5. Floors repaired | 228 |
| 6. Internal walls repaired | 464 |
| 7. Ceilings repaired | 387 |
| 8. Rainwater pipes/gutters repaired/renewed | 247 |
| 9. Roofs repaired | 806 |
| 10. Rooms cleansed | 36 |
| 11. Sinks provided/renewed | 18 |
| 12. Soil pipes repaired and renewed | 78 |
| 13. Staircase or passage cleansed | 11 |
| 14. Staircase repaired | 58 |
| 15. Waste pipes repaired/renewed | 164 |
| 16. Water Closet Apartments cleansed | 7 |
| 17. Water Closet Pans and Traps renewed | 60 |