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 Southwark, Borough of]
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Type of Premlses | ||||
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Local Authority | Dwellings | Business & Others | Total | |
Notices served under Section 4 of the Act: | ||||
Treatment | - | - | - | - |
Structural work (i.e. proofing) | - | 15 | 7 | 22 |
Cases in which default action taken following issue of Notice under Section 4. | - | - | - | - |
Legal Proceedings. | - | - | - | - |
'Block' control schemes carried out:- | 56-2936 visits (2090 dwellings, 846 business premlses.) |
Notes: (a) Includes pram sheds etc. on housing estates. Council houses indicated as Dwellings.
Sewers not included in this table.
Domestic | Business | |
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Inspections by Rodent Officer | 1277 | 377 |
Inspections by Rodent Staff | 3127 | 1730 |
Drains tested | 167 | 24 |
Drains defective | 57 | 11 |
Drains repaired | 63 | 12 |
Drains opened for examination | 69 | 19 |
Prebaits laid | 2256 | 7722 |
Poison baits | 6005 | 4223 |
Bodies recovered | 221 | 287 |
Works completed by arrangement | 69 | 14 |
PUBLIC SWIMMING BATHS
The only public swimming baths are those situated at Manor Place
in a densely residential part of the Borough, under the management of
the Council's Baths Committee. There are three pools with sizes and
capacities as follows. Total attendances for the year ending March 31st
1962 were 207, 683.
(a) 1st-Class Swim
Length 120 ft. Width 40 ft. Capacity 157,000 gallons.
(b) 2nd-Class Swim
Length 144 ft. Width 35 ft. Capacity 164,898 gallons.
(e) Small Swim
Length 60 ft. Width 25 ft. Capacity 49,000 gallons.