Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1929
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REGISTERED PREMISES—
Premises | Number on Register at end of 1929 | Number of Inspections | Number of Prosecutions |
---|---|---|---|
Milkshops | 268 | 537 | – |
Houses let in lodgings | 220 | 440 | – |
Ice Cream Premises | 117 | 274 | – |
Offensive Trades (including Poultry Slaughter-houses) | 15 | 55 | – |
SMOKE NUISANCES-
Number of observations | 94 |
Number of notices | 23 |
Number of complaints | 22 |
Number of summonses | 5 |
UNDERGROUND ROOMS-
Number illegally occupied | 2 |
Number closed or illegal occupation discontinued | 2 |
WATER SUPPLY TO TENEMENT HOUSES-
Premises supplied | 13 |
Prosecutions | Nil |
SALE OF FOOD-
Number of premises used other than ice-cream premises, milk shops and cowsheds | 570 |
Number of inspections | 2,940 |
RAG FLOCK ACTS, 1911 AND 1928-
There are three premises in the District where rag flock is
used. All premises were inspected during the year, the total
number of inspections being six. There were no prosecutions.