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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 1933
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1933
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| Number of families | 28,571 |
| Number of persons | 104,859 |
Consisting of:—
| Adults (10 years or over) | 87,650 |
| Children (under 10 years) | 17,209 |
Number of families with accommodation of:—
| 1 person or less to a room | 16,444 |
| 2 persons to a room | 9,781 |
| 3 „ „ | 1,757 |
| 4 „ „ | 433 |
| 5 „ „ | 113 |
| 6 „ „ | 32 |
| 7 „ „ | 8 |
| 8 „ „ | 3 |
Hereunder will be found particulars of Inspections, Proceedings,
etc., for the year 1933: —
Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year:—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected
for housing defects (under Public Health
or Housing Acts) 8,359
(b) Number of Inspections made for the purpose 36,344
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
sub-head (1) above) which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 4,483
(b) Number of Inspections made for the purpose 4,483
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as
to be unfit for human habitation 326
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those
referred to under the preceding subhead)
found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation Nil
Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service
of Formal Notices:—
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in
consequence of informal action by the Local
Authority or their officers 3,916