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Southwark 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Cleansing of Verminous Rooms and their Contents.
During the year 1929 the number of verminous rooms with the
bedding and other articles cleansed and disinfected in accordance
with the requirements of the London County Council (General
Powers) Acts, 1904 and 1922, has increased in comparison with 1928.
I append a table shewing the number of notices served upon the
owners or occupiers of the several premises in question, and the number
of verminous rooms stripped and cleansed by the owners, and fumigated
by the Council's disinfecting staff, respectively. I also submit tables
showing the number of articles dealt with at the disinfecting stations.
Summary showing investigations and inspections made during the year 1929.
| WARD. OR DISTRICT. | Inspections. | Re-inspections. | Premises where Rats were found. | Action taken. | Probable Source. | Notices. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Council's Official. | By Occupiers. | |||||||||||||
| Rat Runs and Holes. | Defective Drains. | Defective Sewers. | ||||||||||||
| By Inspectors | By Rat Officer. | By Inspectors | By Rat Officer. | Baits laid by Rat Officer with poison | Wire Traps Set. | Breakback Traps Set. | Cats or Dogs. | Ferrets. | ||||||
| St. Mary | 33 | 25 | 11 | 329 | 16 | 2154 | 111 | 514 | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | 8 |
| St. Paul | 52 | 41 | 34 | 619 | 131 | 1976 | 109 | 547 | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | — | 2 |
| St. Peter | 39 | 27 | 12 | 211 | 14 | 882 | 85 | 389 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 |
| St. John | 29 | 27 | 13 | 138 | 15 | 261 | 29 | 63 | 1 | — | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Trinity | 29 | 24 | 79 | 423 | 33 | 1617 | 30 | 467 | 3 | — | 31 | 1 | — | 15 |
| All Saints' | 24 | 32 | 78 | 551 | 29 | 2179 | 38 | 797 | 3 | — | 8 | 6 | — | 6 |
| St. Michael | 46 | 41 | 13 | 232 | 26 | 942 | 50 | 222 | 2 | — | 12 | 6 | — | 1 |
| St. Jude | 57 | 62 | 144 | 336 | 40 | 1113 | 16 | 376 | 2 | — | 26 | 7 | — | 11 |
| St. George | 51 | 63 | 41 | 203 | 28 | 611 | 28 | 158 | 3 | — | 31 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Christchurch | 18 | 14 | 22 | 99 | 16 | 626 | 64 | 145 | 2 | — | 9 | — | — | 3 |
| St. Saviour | 12 | 22 | 28 | 221 | 13 | 2272 | 73 | 464 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 390 | 378 | 475 | 3362 | 361 | 14633 | 633 | 4142 | 25 | — | 160 | 40 | 2 | 54 |
| Number of Rats destroyed ... 1,133 | ||||||||||||||