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Southwark 1920

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

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77
Cleansing of Verminous Rooms and their Contents.
During the year 1920 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 1919.
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 32.Verminous Rooms Cleansed.

TABLE 32.

Verminous Rooms Cleansed.

Ward.No. of Intimation Notices served.No. of Statutory Notices Berved.Police Court proceedings taken.Verminous rooms treated.
(a) by Owners of Premises.(b) by the Council's Disinfecting Staff.
St. Mary12545116646
St. Paul3316-4425
St. Peter13573-17537
St. John13067-18253
Trinity11669214747
All Saints14577-18920
St. Michael10048-139130
St. Jude12611330
St. George10668113990
Christchurch147-1937
St. Saviour63-736
Houses let in Lodgings (No. i District).1511-16-
Houses let in Lodgings (No. 2 District).2215-24-
Total9595055*1260551
*Note:-These 1260 rooms were stripped by the owners.