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Southwark 1959

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

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Applications 44
Decisions to issue certificates 49
Undertakings by landlords to carry out repairs 24
Certificates issued 21
Certificates refused
Applications withdrawn
Applications by landlords for cancellation of
certificates 7
Objections by tenants to cencellation of
certificates Decision by Local Authority to cancel in spite of
tenants objections Certificates cancelled by Local Authority 4
RAG FLOCK & OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951
During the year four samples were taken and submitted to the prescribed
Analyst, Mr. G. Ginger, F.C.S., Chiltern Research Laboratories,
Ltd., Mar low. All these samples complied with the requirements of the
Regulations.
Six premises are registered for the use of filling materials, and
two licensed for manufacture or storage of Rag Flock.
WELL WATER
The three private wells in the Borough are still in use for
industrial purposes. The supply in each case is satisfactory.
PUBLIC SWIMMING BATHS
The only public swimming baths are those situated at Manor Place
in a densely residential part of the Borough, under the management of
the Council's Baths Committee. There are three pools with sizes and
capacities as follows:-