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Southwark 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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51
L.C.C. GENERAL POWERS ACT, 1928—Sec. 28.
This Act provides for the removal, upon an order from a petty
sessional court, into a suitable hospital or institution, of any aged or
infirm or physically incapacitated person residing in premises under
insanitary conditions, or suffering from any grave chronic disease, who
is unable to devote to himself (or herself) or receive from persons with
whom he (or she) resides proper care and attention, and who may,
therefore, suffer in health or become a serious nuisance to other persons.
In this connection, the following persons have been removed during the year under review:—
| Name and Address. | Age. | Institution. |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Sarah Loeber, 1h, Peabody Buildings, S.E.I. | 72 years | Newington. |
| Mrs. Harriett Martin, 5, Westcott Street, S.E. | 68 years | Newington. |
| Miss Matilda Bates, 1, Grosvenor Terrace, S.E.5. | 84 years | Newington. |
| Mr. John Law, 37, Beckway Street, S.E.17. | . 83 years | ,. Newington. |
| Susan Palmer, 13, Skipton Street, S.E. | . 84 years | Lambeth. |
| Miss Emma Hodgekins, 182, Portland Street, S.E. | 71 years | Newington. |
| Miss Eliza Bolton, 47, Darwin Street, S.E. | 87 years | Newington. |
| Mrs. Agnes Burdett, 12, Empress Street, S.E.17. | . 79 years | Newington. |