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Bermondsey 1912

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1912

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Table IX.— Proceedings during 1912.
Number of Places.
On
Register
at end of
1912.
Number of
Inspections,
1912.
Number
of
Notices,
1912.
Number of
Prosecutions,
1912.
On
Register
at end of
1911.
Premises.
Added
in
1912.
Removed
in
1912.
...
...
19
294
...
1,042
...
Milk premises
3
18
1
Cowsheds
...
...
...
...
19
...
Slaughter-houses
1
...
2
...
...
194
13
...
2
...
Other offensive trade premises
...
...
Ice-cream premises
139
117
11
...
...
...
...
228
Registered houses let in lodgings
...
912
...
228
...
*(a) 5
*(b) 154
* (b) For other conditions.
* (a) For overcrowding.
otal number of Intimation Notices served for all purposes 4592
Overcrowding, 1912 —
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 68
Number remedied 68
Number of prosecutions -
Underqround 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 -
Number closed under the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909 23
Shelters provided under Sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891-
Families 5
Adults 8
Children 36
Number of persons accommodated during the year
Revenue Acts —
Number of houses for which applications were received during the year -
Number of tenements for which certificates were granted —
Number of tenements for which certificates were deferred -
Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, Sec. 35 —
Number of houses for which applications were received during the year _
Number of houses for which certificates were granted _
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, Sec. 202) —
(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 194
Total number of infectious bodies removed 2

Table IX.—Proceedings during 1912.

Premises.Number of Places.Number of Inspections, 1912.Number of Notices, 1912.Number of Prosecutions, 1912.
On Register at end of 1911.Added in 1912.Removed in 1912.On Register at end of 1912.
Milk premises294.........1,04219...
Cowsheds3.........181...
Slaughter-houses1.........192...
Other offensive trade premises13.........1942...
Ice-cream premises139.........11711...
Registered houses let in lodgings228......228912*(a) 5...
*(b) 154