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Southwark 1911

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

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79
Cleansing of Verminous Rooms and their Contents.
During the year 1911 the total 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 increased in comparison with 1910.
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 stripped and cleansed by the owners, and fumigated
by the Council's disinfecting staff, respectively. I also submit tables
showing the number of verminous rooms stripped by the Council's staff,
and articles dealt with at the 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 treated.
(a) by Owners of Premises.(6) by the Council's Disinfecting Staff.
St. Mary4825—6743
St. Paul6721212768
St. Peter17548—292320
St. John13742—21659
Trinity4416—88107
All Saints196422279143
St. Michael7313—144150
St. Jude4311—7447
St. George15848—231220
Christchurch255—4650
St. Saviour7014—10289
West District65471141—
East District5019—93—
Total11513515*19001296

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"Note :—These 1900 rooms were stripped by the owners.