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Islington 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1923
The following statement shows the work performed by the Rat Officer since he was appointed : SUMMARY OF WORK FROM RAT OFFICER'S REPORTS DURING THE YEARS 1920-23.
| 1923 Jan. to June | 1922 | 1921 | 1920 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Streets visited | 544 | 711 | 669 | 607 |
| Number of Private Houses visited | 650 | 1,023 | 805 | 945 |
| Number of Shops and Factories visited | 712 | 1,009 | 1,034 | 1,326 |
| Total Premises inspected | 1,362 | 2,032 | 1,839 | 2,271 |
| Found Rat Infested | 787 | 1,331 | 1,406 | 1,355 |
| Found Mice Infested | 66 | 72 | 55 | 196 |
| Defective Drains Repaired (Cause of Rat trouble) | 13 | 52 | 45 | 34 |
| Number of Complaints received | 67 | 177 | 175 | 172 |
HOUSING, INSPECTIONS, ETC.
On the 31st August, 1923, the Medical Officer of Health made representation to the
London County Council on the George's Road and Brand Street Areas, which have been
the subject of much investigation, the results of various inquiries having been before the
Public Health and Housing Committees of the Borough Council.
The representation was as follows : 31 si August, 1923.
Sir,—I beg to represent pursuant to the provisions of the Housing Acts 1890
to 1923, that within the areas in the Metropolitan Borough of Islington shewn by a
pink tint on the plan annexed hereto houses courts or alleys are unfit for human
habitation and/or the narrowness closeness and bad arrangement or the bad condition
of the streets and houses or groups of houses within such areas or the want of
light air ventilation or proper conveniences or any other sanitary defects or one or
more of such causes are dangerous or injurious to the health of the inhabitants either
of the buildings in the said areas or of the neighbouring buildings and that the most
satisfactory method of dealing with the evils connected with such houses courts or
alleys and the sanitary defects in such areas is an improvement scheme for the rearrangement
and re-construction of the streets and houses within such areas or of some
of such streets or houses.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
G. Clark Trotter,
Medical Officer of Health,
Metropolitan Borough of Islington.
Sir James Bird,
Clerk to the London County Council,
The County Hall, S.E. 1.
A special table will be found on page 58. See also the statement of Sanitary
Inspectors' work, page 39.
Special House to House Inspections 2,535
Insanitary Houses—
No. of premises cleansed (Sect. 20, L.C.C. (General Powers)
Act, 1904.) 122
No. of orders issued for repairs under Section 28 by Housing
Committee Nil.
No. of closing orders Nil.