Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Cleansing of Verminous Rooms and their Contents.
During the year 1909 the number of verminous rooms with the
bedding and other articles cleansed and disinfected in accordance with
the requirements of Sections 19-21 of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1904, has greatly increased in comparison with
] 908. I append a table shewing the number of notices served upon the
owners or occupiers of the several premises in question, and the number
of verminous rooms cleansed and fumigated by the owners, and the
Council's disinfecting staff, respectively. I also submit tables showing the
number of verminous rooms stripped and articles dealt with at the
Council's disinfecting stations.
Verminous Rooms Cleansed.
Ward. | No. of Intimation Notices served. | No. of Statutory Notices served. | Police Court proceedings taken. | Verminous rooms cleansed. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(a) by Owners of Premises. | (b) by the Council's Disinfecting Staff. | Total Rooms cleansed. | ||||
St. Mary | 7 | 3 | — | 13 | 49 | 62 |
St. Paul | 35 | 12 | — | 57 | 77 | 134 |
St. Peter | 97 | 25 | — | 132 | 142 | 274 |
St. John | 89 | 29 | — | 137 | 165 | 302 |
Trinity | 13 | 4 | — | 19 | 108 | 127 |
All Saints | 33 | 6 | — | 51 | 149 | 200 |
St. Michael | 68 | 7 | — | 111 | 133 | 244 |
St. Jude | 32 | 13 | — | 49 | 40 | 89 |
St. George | 34 | 5 | — | 47 | 189 | 236 |
Christchurch | 8 | 3 | — | 13 | 25 | 38 |
St. Saviour | 17 | 6 | — | 25 | 20 | 45 |
West District | 36 | 19 | 1 | 60 | — | 60 |
East District | 50 | 16 | 1 | 70 | — | 70 |
Total | 519 | 148 | 2 | 784 | 1097 | 1881 |