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Bermondsey 1938
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1938
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MORTUARY.
The Public Health (London) Act, 1936, Section 234, requires
the Borough Council to provide a proper place for the reception
of dead bodies before interment. The London County Council
acts as agent for the Borough Council in this matter and receives
into the mortuary at St. Olave's Hospital those bodies for which it
is the duty of the Borough Council to provide. A fee of one
guinea per body is paid by the Borough Council for this service.
Number of infectious bodies removed Nil
Total number of bodies removed 22
STREET MARKETS. The market scheme continues to work smoothly and satisfactorily.
| Number of Licences in operation | 465 |
| Income | £2,892 5s. 0d. |
| There have been 9 prosecutions during the year. | |
DRAINAGE WORK. Hereunder will be found particulars of drainage work, carried out by the Drainage Inspector during 1938:—
| Drains Tested | 636 |
| Visits to Underground Conveniences | 377 |
| Other Visits | 3,014 |
WORK OF THE FACTORIES AND SHOPS INSPECTOR.
| Shops. | |
| Visits | 1,232 |
| Notices served under Shops Act, 1934 | 13 |
| Notices served under Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 28 |
| Factories. | |
| Visits | 927 |
| Notices served | 60 |
| Workshops. | |
| Visits | 539 |
| Notices served | 38 |
| Visits to Offensive Trade premises | 205 |
| Various Visits | 249 |
| Chimneys watched | 17 |
| Drainage Visits | 132 |