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Southwark 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE ACT, 1890.
No Certificate for exemption from Inhabited House Duty was
granted during the year 1928.
HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, Etc., ACT, 1909.
No certificate for exemption from Inhabited House Duty in respect
to lodging houses for working classes was granted during the year.
WATER SUPPLY.
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
Section 48.
Certificates in regard to water supply have been granted in respect
of the undermentioned (new) houses during the year.
Premises. Certificates granted to.
1 to 12, Carlyle House (12 tenements) The Lansdowne Building Co.,
15/17, Lansdowne Rd., S.W.8.
Officers' Quarters, Salvation Army Messrs. H. & j. Taylor,
Hostel, Blackfriars Road. 177, Lewisham Road, S.E.13.
la to lb, Horsley Street Messrs. J. Marsland & Son,
42a to 42f, Queen's Row (12 tenements) 56, South Molton Street, W.l.
WATER SUPPLIES TO TENEMENT HOUSES.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907.
16 additional water supplies were provided to houses during the
year, 1928.
| Workshops, Workplaces, &c., on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 102 |
| Factory Bakehouses | 5 |
| Eating-houses and places where food is prepared for sale | 342 |
| Ice Cream Shops | 150 |
| Laundries | 34 |
| Dressmakers, Milliners, &c. | 24 |
| Tailoring | 22 |
| Brushmakers | 9 |
| Miscellaneous | 1918 |
| Total number of Workshops, Workplaces, &c., on Register | 2606 |
| Class. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories :— | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133) | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspectors as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory Act (S. 5) : | |
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 45 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors | 23 |
| Other | — |
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101) :— | |
| Certificates granted during the year | — |
| In use at end of the year | 24 |