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Southwark 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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73
Cleansing of Verminous Rooms and their Contents.
During the year 1909 the number of verminous rooms with the
bedding and other articles cleansed and disinfected in accordance with
the requirements of Sections 19-21 of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1904, has greatly increased in comparison with
] 908. I append a table shewing the number of notices served upon the
owners or occupiers of the several premises in question, and the number
of verminous rooms cleansed and fumigated by the owners, and the
Council's disinfecting staff, respectively. I also submit tables showing the
number of verminous rooms stripped and articles dealt with at the
Council's disinfecting stations.

Table: TABLE 41.Verminous Rooms Cleansed.

TABLE 41.

Verminous Rooms Cleansed.

Ward.No. of Intimation Notices served.No. of Statutory Notices served.Police Court proceedings taken.Verminous rooms cleansed.
(a) by Owners of Premises.(b) by the Council's Disinfecting Staff.Total Rooms cleansed.
St. Mary73—134962
St. Paul3512—5777134
St. Peter9725—132142274
St. John8929—137165302
Trinity134—19108127
All Saints336—51149200
St. Michael687—111133244
St. Jude3213—494089
St. George345—47189236
Christchurch83—132538
St. Saviour176—252045
West District3619160—60
East District5016170—70
Total5191482784 /10971881