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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 1925

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1925

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Table: Number of houses demolished—

Number of houses demolished—

(a) In pursuance of ordersNil.
(b) VoluntaryNil.
Number of houses repaired under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 19252990
Number of houses repaired by local authorities5
Number of houses closed on notice by owners that they could not be made fitNil.
Total number of houses in the Borough18362
Number of houses occupied by the working classes18212

Table: Number of houses for the working classes—

Number of houses for the working classes—

(a) Erected during the year10
(b) In course of erection6

Table: UNDERGROUND ROOMS—

UNDERGROUND ROOMS—

Number illegally occupied1
Number closed or illegal occupation discontinuedNil.

Table: OVERCROWDING—

OVERCROWDING—

Number of rooms overcrowdedNil.
Number remediedNil.
ProsecutionsNil.

Table: CLEANSING—

CLEANSING—

Number of adults cleansed78
Number of children cleansedNil.
Number of rooms or premises cleansed2179

Table: WATER SUPPLY TO TENEMENT HOUSES—

WATER SUPPLY TO TENEMENT HOUSES—

Premises supplied49
ProsecutionsNil.

Table: SALE OF FOOD—

SALE OF FOOD—

Number of premises used other than ice-cream premises, milk shops and cowsheds594
Number of inspections2993