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Bermondsey 1939

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1939

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RAG FLOCK ACT, 1911, and PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT,
1936:—
There are four premises in the District where rag flock is used
and eight inspections were made during the year.
RATS AND MICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919
No notices were served under this Act.
WATER SUPPLY—
Most of the houses in the borough have the water supply either
on the ground floor or in the yard, and many of these houses are
inhabited by more than one family. Water supply has been installed
on one of the storeys of 16 tenement houses, after service of notices.
WATER CLOSET ACCOMMODATION—
Every inhabited house in the borough has one water-closet, which
is, in many cases, shared by two or more families. Many of the flats
have one water-closet to two families.
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