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Bermondsey 1954

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1954

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Table: ERADICATION OF BED BUGS. The following table shows the fumigations carried out during 1954 :—

ERADICATION OF BED BUGS. The following table shows the fumigations carried out during 1954 :—

Disinfested
Council houses or flats39
Other houses or flats114

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INSPECTIONS, PROCEEDINGS, ETC.
Hereunder will be found particulars of Inspections, Proceedings,
etc., for the year 1954 : —
Inspection of Dwelling-Houses during the Year : —
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or
Housing Acts) 4,555
(b) Number of Inspections made for the purpose 23,275
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included unde:
sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 and 1932 565
(b) Number of Inspections made for the purpose 1,181
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation 11
(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 470
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 1,492
Action under Statutory Powers during the Year :—
(A) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act,
1936
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs Nil