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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bermondsey 1926
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1926
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(iv.) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Demolition Orders were made Nil
(v.) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders Nil
Total number of houses in the Borough 18,252
Number of houses occupied by the working classes 18,102
UNDERGROUND ROOMS—
| Number illegally occupied | 1 |
| Number closed or illegal occupation discontinued | 1 |
OVERCROWDING—
| Number of rooms overcrowded | Nil |
| Number remedied | Nil |
| Prosecutions | Nil |
CLEANSING
Number of adults cleansed
182
Number of children cleansed
Nil
Number of rooms or premises cleansed
2,229
WATER SUPPLY TO TENEMENT HOUSES—
| Premises supplied | 8 |
| Prosecutions | Nil |
SALE OF FOOD—
Number of premises used other than ice-cream
premises, milk shops and cowsheds
592
Number of inspections
4,051
DISINFECTION SHELTER—
| Persons accommodated | 25 |
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM REGULATIONS-
Number of notifications received during the year
from certified midwives
Nil
CLEANSING-
| Number of adults cleansed | 182 |
| Number of children cleansed | Nil |
| Number of rooms or premises cleansed | 2,229 |
SALE OF FOOD—
| Number of premises used other than ice-cream premises, milk shops and cowsheds | 592 |
| Number of inspections | 4,051 |
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM REGULATIONS-
| Number of notifications received during the year from certified midwives | Nil |