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Southwark 1931
[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 1931 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,
1907 and 1922, has decreased in comparison with 1930. I append a table
showing 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 stall, respectively. I also submit tables showing the number
of articles dealt with at the disinfecting stations.
TABLE 24. 4.— Registered Workshops.
| Workshops, Workplaces, etc., on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 98 |
| Factory Bakehouses | |
| Eating houses and places where food is prepared for sale | 376 |
| Ice Cream Shops | 176 |
| Laundries | 12 |
| Dressmakers, Milliners, etc. | 32 |
| Tailoring | 24 |
| Brushmakers | 14 |
| Miscellaneous | 1873 |
| Total number of Workshops, Workplaces, etc., on Register | 2605 |
5.—Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:— | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133) | 1 |
| 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 | 12 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors | 8 |
| Other | — |
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):— | |
| In use at end of the year | 28 |