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Southwark 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Cleansing of Verminous Rooms and their Contents.
Daring the year 1917 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 increased in comparison with 1916.
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 41. 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. Mary | 39 | 21 | — | 67 | 36 |
| St. Paul | 13 | 8 | — | 19 | 57 |
| St. Peter | 54 | 29 | — | 73 | 38 |
| St. John | 75 | 56 | 1 | 123 | 52 |
| Trinity | 11 | 6 | — | 21 | 49 |
| All Saints | 57 | 27 | — | 83 | 40 |
| St. Michael | 134 | 128 | 4 | 204 | 261 |
| St. Jude | 30 | 18 | — | 37 | 35 |
| St. George | 33 | 18 | — | 39 | 67 |
| Christchurch | 12 | 4 | — | 13 | 33 |
| St. Saviour | 8 | 4 | — | 13 | 61 |
| Houses let in Lodgings (No. 1 District). | 48 | 36 | — | 62 | — |
| Houses let in Lodgings (No. 2 District). | 45 | 28 | — | 63 | - |
| Total | 559 | 383 | 5 | *817 | 729 |
*Note:—These 817 rooms were stripped by the owners.