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Southwark 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND
OTHER ACTS.
22 summonses were taken out during the year 1928, in respect to
offences, particulars of which are set out below. The following table
shows the number of summonses taken out in each of the several Wards :—
Summary of Sanitary Works
| Ward or District. | Intimation Notices served. | Statutory Notices served. | Sanitary Works completed. | Drain reconstructed. | Drain repaired. | Drain Intercepted and Ventilated. | Drain Unstopped. | Gullies provided. | Soilpipe provided or repaired. | Closet provided. | Closet Pan and Trap. | Water apparatus repaired. | Sink, Lav. and Waste Pipes. | Rain Water Pipes repaired, &c. | Water Supply to upper floors. | Draw Tap on Main. | New Water Supply. | Roof and Gutters repaired. | Paving repaired. | Dampness abated. | Rooms cleansed. | Sub-Floor Ventilation. | Basement concreted. | Staircase Ventilated. | Dust-bin provided. | Overcrowding abated. | Miscellaneous IS uisances abated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary (Mr. Syms) | 1121 | 480 | 1142 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 47 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 106 | 95 | 70 | 35 | 2 | — | — | 372 | 46 | 51 | 1842 | 5 | 9 | — | 161 | 4 | 455 |
| St. Paul's (Mr. Mayhew) | 675 | 390 | 777 | 15 | 35 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 101 | 32 | 46 | 1 | — | — | 330 | 59 | 126 | 1035 | 1 | — | — | 158 | 3 | 463 |
| St. Peter's (Mr. Banham) | 697 | 358 | 745 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 82 | 79 | 69 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 309 | 44 | 68 | 1526 | 8 | 1 | — | 153 | — | 608 |
| St. John's (Mr. White) | 703 | 328 | 680 | 8 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 70 | 59 | 28 | — | — | — | 230 | 45 | 30 | 1058 | 1 | — | — | 99 | 1 | 333 |
| Trinity (Mr. Findley) | 741 | 524 | 924 | 32 | 53 | 19 | 76 | 42 | 7 | 30 | 104 | 135 | 97 | 80 | 10 | 17 | — | 522 | 149 | 143 | 1381 | 25 | 1 | — | 127 | 14 | 725 |
| All Saints' (Mr. Steele) | 900 | 270 | 950 | 12 . | 26 | 7 | 42 | 47 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 111 | 26 | 64 | — | 1 | — | 475 | 90 | 81 | 1045 | — | — | — | 206 | 2 | 588 |
| St. Michael's (Mr. Hattersley) | 730 | 335 | 834 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 72 | 78 | 35 | 56 | 1 | 1 | — | 247 | 60 | 50 | 1443 | 2 | — | 3 | 125 | — | 295 |
| St. Michael's (Mr. Hattersley) | 18 | — | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| St. Jude's (Mr. Bryant) | 836 | 351 | 818 | 32 | 53 | 16 | 86 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 59 | 204 | 114 | 105 | 1 | — | — | 374 | 121 | 44 | 1249 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 156 | 4 | 827 |
| St. George's (Mr. Ede) | 764 | 333 | 821 | 20 | 4 | 34 | 10 | 30 | 23 | 76 | 114 | 87 | 37 | — | — | — | 273 | 52 | 65 | 1411 | — | — | — | 143 | — | 494 | |
| Christchurch No. 2 (Mr. Bowers) | 228 | 187 | 244 | 5 | 8 | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 73 | 13 | 4 | 487 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | 114 |
| St. Saviour's No. 2 (Mr. Bowers) | 240 | 209 | 285 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | 66 | 11 | 5 | 601 | 1 | — | — | 30 | — | 168 |
| Women's Workshops (Miss Burrows) | 48 | 20 | 46 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 164 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 88 |
| Milkshops, &c. (Mr. Nicholson) | 43 | — | 39 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 54 | — | — | 1 | 20 | — | 23 |
| Meat Regulations (Mr. Duffield) \ | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | 44 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 30 |
| Total | 7751 | 3785 | 8324 | 175 | 285 | 108 | 399 | 196 | 113 | 134 6 | 632 | 1070 | 621 | 542 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 3282 | 704 | 668 | 13344 | 53 | 19 | 13 | 1418 | 31 | 5216 |
The above summonses had reference to the following :—
Ordinary Nuisances
20
Nuisance caused by Animals
1
Closing Order (Housing Act)
1
22
TABLE 18.
These proceedings resulted as follows :—
Summonses withdrawn (with costs), the Council's
requirements having been complied with
18
Magistrates' Orders made with costs
3
Closing Order Made
1
Total
22