London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Islington 1969

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

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Section 16 Individual unfit houses
Inspections 154
Revisits 351
Houses represented to Committee 22
Closing Orders made 18
Demolition Orders made 1
Undertakings accepted Nil
Houses demolished 3
Section 18 Unfit parts of buildings
Inspections 614
Revisits 2,371
Representations to Committee 47
Closing Orders made 56
Undertakings accepted Nil
Section 24 Reconstruction of house subject to Demolition Order
Houses 2
Revisits 76
Demolition Orders Determined 1
Section 27 Closing Orders or undertakings determined on completion of works.
Whole houses Nil
Parts of buildings 10
Permitted use of premises subject to Closing Orders
Applications submitted to Committee 4
Applications granted 4
Section 28 Closing Order - Substitution of Demolition Order
Orders substituted Nil
Reports to Committee Nil
Section 42 Clearance Areas
Areas surveyed 8
Houses in above areas 139
Areas represented to Council 4
Total houses in areas represented 20
Inspections 361
Revisits 415
Sections 78
& 90
Overcrowding
Inspections 104
Revisits 53
Overcrowding abated 16
Section 81 Permitted numbers
Inspections 342
Housing Act Part V Possible C.P.O.s other than Clearance Areas
Areas surveyed 12
Houses in above areas 900
Inspections made 820
Housing Act 1961
Section 12 Management Orders
Reports on individual houses submitted to Committee 6
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