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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 1927
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1927
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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
Clearance of Insanitary Areas 163
Total number of houses in the Borough 18,221
Number of houses occupied by the working classes 18,071
UNDERGROUND ROOMS —
Number illegally occupied
1
Number closed or illegal occupation discontinued
1
OVERCROWDING —
Number of families overcrowded
2,763
Number remedied
400
Prosecutions
Nil
CLEANSING—
| Number of adults cleansed | 141 |
| Number of children cleansed | Nil |
| Number of rooms or premises cleansed | 2,142 |
WATER SUPPLY TO TENEMENT HOUSES-
| Premises supplied | Nil |
| Prosecutions | Nil |
SALE OF FOOD—
Number of premises used other than ice-cream
premises, milk shops and cowsheds
570
Number of inspections
3,225
DISINFECTION SHELTER—
| Persons accommodated | 33 |
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM REGULATIONS—
Number of notifications received during the year
from certified midwives
Nil
UNDERGROUND ROOMS—
| Number illegally occupied | 1 |
| Number closed or illegal occupation discontinued | 1 |
OVERCROWDING—
| Number of families overcrowded | 2,763 |
| Number remedied | 400 |
| Prosecutions | Nil |
SALE OF FOOD—
| Number of premises used other than ice-cream premises, milk shops and cowsheds | 570 |
| Number of inspections | 3,225 |
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM REGULATIONS—
| Number of notifications received during the year from certified midwives | Nil |