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St George (Southwark) 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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18 Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark
Summary of Representations, under Part II., made by the Medical Officer of
Health during the year 1897.
| Premises. | Date of Official Representation. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| March 23rd | Rendered fit for habitation. | |
| 21 Gerridge street, Westminster Bridge road | Rendered fit for habitation. | |
| Block 1 Green street (Artizans' dwellings, 1 to 28 inclusive) | October 19th. | Summonses adjournedsine die to enable owners to carry out necessary work. |
| Block 2 Green street (Artizans' dwellings, 1 to 28 inclusive) | „ | Summonses adjourned sine die to enable owners to carry out necessary work. |
Summary.
Houses and tenements, respecting which representations were made to the
Vestry that they were in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation.
Houses and Tenements 58
Inhabitants 250
During the years 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, and 1897, applications have been
made for Closing Orders in the case of 319 houses and tenements unfit for human
habitation.
These dwellings have sheltered upwards of 1500 persons, and I think some steps
should be taken to re-house those whose occupations necessitate their living in or
near the district. To effect this object, the necessary powers are given the Local
Authority under Part III. of the Act.
As in previous years I would again respectfully commend the serious attention of
your Sanitary Authority toward the equitable solution of this pressing problem.
Bakehouses under the New (1895) Act.
The general provisions of the Act enforces 400 cubic feet of air space for each
workman engaged in a retail bakehouse. They also appear to allow the Local
Authorities to proceed against the owner, as well as the occupier, for certain offences
committed in any such bakehouses.
The special requirements of the Act, as regards retail bakehouses are as
follows:—
"Section 27.—(1) Sections 34 and 35 of the principal Act shall apply to every
bakehouse, and so much of those Sections as limits the operation thereof to cities,
towns, and places, having a population of more than five thousand persons shall be
repealed."