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Southwark 1914

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

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73
Cleansing of Verminous Rooms and their Contents.
During the year 1914 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 slightly increased in comparison with
1913. 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. Mary399—5853
St. Paul4611—6837
St. Peter10027—147179
St. John6632—11366
Trinity216—40127
All Saints24638—338177
St. Michael79241112220
St. Jude4014—6094
St. George13248—178189
Christchurch208—2842
St. Saviour145—18103
Houses let in Lodgings (Miss Wilkinson).8536—110—
Houses let in Lodgings (Male Inspectors).7128—101—
Total9592861*13711292

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*Note :—These 1371 rooms were stripped by the owners.