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Southwark 1921

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

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75
Cleansing of Verminous Rooms and their Contents.
During the year 1921 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 1920.
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 35.Verminous Rooms Cleansed.

TABLE 35.

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. Mary7324—10739
St. Paul5618—7035
St. Peter12949—16525
St. John16172—21868
Trinity16276—20835
All Saints14144—16824
St. Michael10341—135104
St. Jude339—4728
St. George10863—13084
Christchurch17912326
St. Saviour146—1818
Houses let in Lodgings (No. 1 District).4434—51—
Houses let in Lodgings (No. 2 District).4831—65—
Total10894761*1405486

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*Note:—These 1405 rooms were stripped by the owners.