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Southwark 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Cleansing of Verminous Rooms and their Contents.
During the year the number of verminous rooms with the
bedding and other articles cleansed and disinfected in accordance with
the requirements of the London County Council (General Powers) Acts,
1907 and 1922, has increased in comparison with 1932. I append a table
showing the number of notices served upon the owners or occupiers of
the several premises in question, and the number of verminous rooms
stripped, cleansed and fumigated by the Council's disinfecting staff. I
also submit tables showing the number of articles dealt with at the
disinfecting stations.
| Workshops, Workplaces, etc., on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | |
| Factory Bakehouses | |
| Eating houses and places where food is prepared for sale | 424 |
| Ice Cream Shops | 270 |
| Laundries | |
| Dressmakers, Milliners, etc. | 14 |
| Tailoring | 12 |
| Brushmakers | 12 |
| Miscellaneous | 1876 |
| Total number of Workshops, Workplaces, etc., on Register | 2714 |
* 778 of these rooms were stripped.
5.—Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:— | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133) | 1 |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspectors as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory Act (S. 5): | |
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 9 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors | 7 |
| Other | — |
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101)— | |
| In use at end of the year | 26 |
The following defects were discovered, and 3 intimations and 4 statutory notices were served in order to obtain the abatement of the nuisances complained of:—
| Water apparatus defective | 12 |
| Roofs defective | 3 |
| Rooms dirty | 52 |
| Closet Pans and Traps | 7 |
| Miscellaneous nuisances | 36 |
| Total | 110 |