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Bermondsey 1907

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1907

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Table IX. —Proceedings during 1907.
Premises.
Number of Places.
Number of
inspections,
1907.
Number
of
notices,
1907.
Number of
prosecutions,
1907.
Removed
in
1907.
On register
at end of
1907.
On register
at end of
1906.
Added
in
1907.
1 (non-registration)
Milk premises
255
739
52
18
5
268
7
...
...
64
2
Cowsheds
7
...
2
48
Slaughter-houses
...
2
...
...
13
...
135
6
Other offensive trade premises
13
...
...
...
54
Ice cream premises
70
70
291
...
...
...
224
426
Registered houses let in lodgings
...
...
1
223
(a) * 4
(b) *79
* (a) For overcrowding.
* (b) For other conditions.
Total number of Intimation Notices served for all purposes 4098
Overcrowding, 1907—
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 63
Number remedied 63
Number of prosecutions —
Underground rooms—
Illegal occupation dealt with during year -
Number of rooms closed —
Insanitary houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 —
Number closed under the Housing of the Working Classes Act -
Number of premises cleansed under Section 20 of the L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1904
Shelters provided under sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
Number of persons accommodated during the year
Families 21
Adults 48
Children 48
Revenue Acts —
Number of houses for which applications were received during year 18
Number of tenements for which certificates were granted 58
Number of tenements for which certificates were deferred —
Number of prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health Act, 1891—
(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow, ice, salt, filth, etc.
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive matter running out of any
manufactory, etc. —
(c) For the prevention of keeping of animals in such a manner as to be injurious to
health -
(d) As to paving of yards, etc., of dwelling houses —
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive matter, etc. —
(f) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal of refuse, etc —
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, etc. —
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc. —
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to water closets —
( j) With respect to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Act, section 202) 1
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management
Acts Amendment (By-laws) Act, 1899) —
Mortuaries—
Total number of bodies removed 224
Total number of infectious bodies removed 9
42

Table IX.—Proceedings during 1907.

Premises.Number of Places.Number of inspections, 1907.Number of notices, 1907.Number of prosecutions, 1907.
On register at end of 1906.Added in 1907.Removed in 1907.On register at end of 1907.
Milk premises255185268739521 (non-registration)
Cowsheds7......7642...
Slaughter-houses2......248......
Other offensive trade premises13......131356...
Ice cream premises70......7029154...
Registered houses let in lodgings224...1223426(a) * 4...
(b) *79