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Southwark 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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48
CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE ACT, 1890.
No Certificate for exemption from Inhabited House Duty was granted
during the year 1929.
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 tho year.
WATER SUPPLY.
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
Section 48.
Certificates in regard to water supply have boon granted in respect
of the undermentioned (now) houses during the year.
Premises. Certificates granted to.
1 to 9, Elgood House (9 tenements) Messrs. R. Rowley, Ltd.,
Belmont Works,
Tottenham, N.17.
10 to 15, Daryngton House (6 tenements) Messrs. R. Rowley, Ltd.,
Belmont Works,
Tottenham, N.17.
1 to 27, Medway House (27 tenements) Messrs. R. Rowley, Ltd.,
Belmont House,
Tottenham, N. 17.
WATER SUPPLIES TO TENEMENT HOUSES.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907.
14 additional wafer supplies wore provided to houses during the
year, 1929.
| Workshops, Workplaces, &c., on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 102 |
| Factory Bakehouses | |
| Eating houses and places where food is prepared for sale | 350 |
| Ice Cream Shops | 171 |
| Laundries | 32 |
| Dressmakers, Milliners, | 12 |
| Tailoring | 22 |
| Brushmakers | 4 |
| Miscellaneous | 1941 |
| Total number of Workshops, Workplaces, &c., on Register | 2634 |
| Class. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:— | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133) | 2 |
| 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 | 21 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors | 18 |
| Other | |
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):— | |
| Certificates granted during the year | ... |
| In use at end of the year | 28 |
The following defects were discovered. and 22 intimations, and 6 statutory notices were served in order to obtain the abatement of the nuisances complained of:—
| Blocked Drains, unstopped | 5 |
| Water apparatus defective | 29 |
| Roofs defective | 8 |
| Paving defective | 2 |
| Rooms dirty | 142 |
| Dust-bin defective | 1 |
| Overcrowding | 2 |
| Miscellaneous nuisances | 82 |
| Total | 271 |