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Southwark 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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91
Cleansing of Verminous Rooms and their Contents.
During the year 1912 the total 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, 1901, has slightly decreased in comparison with
1911. 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 stripped and cleansed by the owners, and fumigated
by the Council's disinfecting staff, respectively. I also submit tables
showing the number of verminous rooms stripped by the Council's staff,
and articles dealt with at the disinfecting stations.

Table: TABLE 42.Verminous Rooms Cleansed.

TABLE 42.

Verminous Rooms Cleansed.

Ward.No. of Intimation Notices served.No. of Statutory Notices served.Police Court proceedings taken.Verminous rooms treated.
(a) by Owners of Premises.(b) by the Council's Disinfecting Staff.
St. Mary3323—5343
St. Paul11042—169153
St. Peter12841—203216
St. John11919—18390
Trinity326—49132
All Saints241483324253
St. Michael6817—93228
St. Jude2912—4063
St. George21561—301279
Christchurch234—3976
St. Saviour267—36114
Houses let in Lodgings (Miss Blackwell).136—26—
Houses let in Lodgings (Miss Wilkinson).9831—136—
Houses let in Lodgings (Male Inspectors).4514—55—
Total11803313*17071647

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*Note:—These 1707 rooms were stripped by the owners.