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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
Camberwell 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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PROCEEDINGS DURING 1912 (as asked for by the London County Council).
| Premises. | Number of Places. | Number of Inspections, 1912. | Number of Notices, 1912. | Number of Prosecutions, 1912. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Register at end of 1911. | Added in 1912. | Removed in 1912. | On Register at end of 1912. | ||||
| Milk Premises | 614 | 22 | 22 | 612 | 1,353 | 22 | – |
| Cowsheds | 10 | – | – | 10 | 130 | – | – |
| Slaughterhouses | 13 | – | 1 | 12 | 130 | 2 | – |
| Other Offensive Trade Premises | 6 | – | 5 | 1 | 6 | – | – |
| Ice Cream Premisesl | 219 | 17 | 73 | 163 | 460 | 6 | – |
| Registered Houses Let in Lodgings | 254 | 8 | – | 262 | 481 | (a) 34 | – |
| (b) 418 | – | ||||||
(a) For overcrowding. (b) For other conditions.
Total Number of Intimation Notices served for all purposes 4,725
Overcrowding, 1912: —
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 115
Number remedied 115
Number of prosecutions 3
Underground Rooms:-
Illegal occupation dealt with during year
Number of rooms closed
Insanitary Houses:—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 Nil
Number closed under the Housing of the Working Classes Act Nil
Number of Verminous Premises cleansed under Section 20 of
the L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1004 172
Shelters provided under Section 60 (4) of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891:-
Number of persons accommodated during the year Nil
Revenue Acts:—
Number of houses for which applications were received during
year 55
Number of tenements comprised therein 272
Number of tenements for which certificates were—
(a) Granted 233
(b) Refused 2
(c) Deferred 37