Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington]
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69 [1934
RECONDITIONING OF HOUSES.
Thirty-nine informal notices were served during the year under Section 17 of
the Housing Act, 1930, requiring owners to effect repairs, and in no instance was
it necessary for the authority of the Housing Committee to be obtained for the
issue of a statutory notice. All the notices were complied with. The premises
repaired were:—3, Brunswick Road; 8, 9, 10, 11, Gordon Place; 29 and 37, Ashbrook
Road ; 38, Salterton Road ; 15, Grove Road ; 4, Fortnam Road ; 14,20,22,
Mitford Road; 45,Mulkern Road; 20, 26, Marlboro Road; 167, 171*, Fairbridge
Road; 49, St. John's Road; 12,Langdon Road ; 452,Hornsey Road; 13,Sparshlt
Road; 15,Alsen Road ; 4,Charteris Road ; 4,Conewood Place ; 135,Boleyn Road ;
46, Canning Road; 69, Poet's Road; 40, Cumberland Street; 350, York Road;
14Rheidol Terrace; 13,Newhall Street; 11,Rheidol Terrace; 449, Liverpool
Road; 311, Liverpool Road; 33,Parkfield Street; 4, Remington Street; 2,
Almeida Street. * 2 Notices
UNDERGROUND ROOMS.
On the 1st October four temporary sanitary inspectors who had been appointed
commenced a survey of underground rooms illegally occupied for sleeping purposes,
and at the end of December these men had made 2,601 inspections, during which
were discovered 900 rooms illegally occupied, and 120 rooms overcrowded.
Premises. Occupants. Accommodation provided at.
62, Cloudesley Road 5 82, Flaxmere Road, Tottenham.
105, Caledonian Road 6 192, Peterborough Road, St.
Helier's Estate, Morden.
87, Northdown Street 9 Removed to unknown address.
57, Roman Road 4 12, Bruce Buildings, Islington.
16, Half Moon Crescent 4 Removed to unknown address.
110, High Street 2 Duncan Terrace, Islington.
91, Barnsbury Road 6 Wessex Buildings, Islington.
58, Wellington Road 7 Removed to unknown address.
6, St. Peter's Street 4 98, Wakelin House.
50, Hanover Street 6 30, Methley House, Andover
Road, Islington.
Closing Orders made in above cases.
54, Arlington Street.
37, St. Peter's Street.
Undertakings given in above cases.
1, 2 and 3, Victoria Mews.
Closing Orders made in respect of these premises
(not in category of underground rooms).
11, 13, 15, 17 and 19, Dorset Street.
8, 9, 10 and 11, Gordon Place.
Demolition Orders made in above cases.
Premises.
Summary. Closing Orders (Underground rooms) 10
Undertakings given do. do. 2
Closing Orders (not underground rooms) 3
Demolition Orders 9