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St George (Southwark) 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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44 Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwar .
Riplies to Queries of Vestry Clerk.
| Vestry or District Board. | In cases were infections disease has occurred and the rooms have been disinfected by your Sanitary Staff, is it the practice of your Authority to subsequently serve notices on Owners of property to strip and cleanse the walls, &c., of the rooms? | If this practice is followed, are the notices generally complied with, without resort to the Magistrates? |
|---|---|---|
| Vestry of St. Mary, Battersea | No—Unless the walls are in a dirty and dilapidated condition | |
| Vestry of Bermondsey | Such a notice would be served on receipt of certificate from Medical Officer of Health or any other legally qualified medical practitioner under sec. 60 of the P.H. (Lond.) Act, 1891 | When served are complied with |
| Vestry of Bethnal Green | No case in which it has been necessary has occurred. In many cases where paper was torn and filthy the owners have repapered, independently of disinfection | |
| Vestry of Camberwell | No | |
| Vestry of Chelsea | In some cases, where the condition of the rooms is in itself such as to constitute a nuisance, by reason of dirt, filth, and neglect | Yes |
| Vestry of Fulham | Yes | Yes |
| Vestry of St. George in the East | The Vestry fumigate the rooms, and at the same time serve a notice in pursuance of sec. 60 of the Public Health (Lond.) Act. If this is not complied with the Vestry do the work | In a number of cases the owners strip and cleanse the walls, &c., of the rooms, but I do not know of any section in the Act under which they can be compelled to do so |