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Bermondsey 1930

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1930

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VIII.—SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
HOUSING.
The tables included in this Section of the report show the
position of the Borough so far as the housing of the inhabitants is
concerned. As I said in my introduction to the report, these
conditions provide one of the most serious problems which this
Council has to face.

Table: With regard to overcrowding, the position so far as it is known to us, is set out in the following table

With regard to overcrowding, the position so far as it is known to us, is set out in the following table

Desiring local accommodationWilling to move to London County Council Estates
281Overcrowded families921
Other families (not overcrowded)406240
Totals1,327521

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Where overcrowding has been abated, the premises are
visited at regular intervals, in order to prevent a recurrence of
the nuisance.

Table: The following table shows the present condition with regard to insanitary areas:—

The following table shows the present condition with regard to insanitary areas:—

AreaAcreageNo. of PremisesPopulation (approx.)Date of RepresenationPresent position
Bethel Place0.754919520/1/20In abeyance
Prospect St.0.6255529120/1/20In abeyance
Leroy St.1.1256434620/1/21In abeyance
Rotherhithe St. (East)11.29311229017/12/29Details in course of preparation with a view to fresh representation
Vauban St.2.9811780018/11/30
Essex Place8035”
St. Paul's Lane105”
Mistears Bldgs.1882/12/30
Rotherhithe St. NOS.334 & 336132/12/30
Globe Stairs67
Beatson St.40
Rotherhithe St. Nos. 382 to 39043
Lavender Lane72