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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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An inquiry was held in November regarding the Hemen's Street
area represented in 1931 and the Minister confirmed the order in
respect of 87 of the 99 houses included in the representation.
During the year 449 fresh applications were received in the
Public Health Department (mostly from the applicant in person),
and of these 189 were sent forward to the County Authority for
attention or preferential treatment, while, in addition, 15 applications
were recommended for housing on the Lambeth Council
Estates. The remaining 245 after careful scrutiny, could not be
recommended for various reasons, viz., insufficient income or
other circumstances. Of the 204 cases referred to, 78 have been
accommodated (76 by L.C.C. and 2 by L.B.C.), and 14 refused
(by the County Authority), leaving 112 pending decision and
allocation.
The following table shows particulars of 427 out of 449 applications
received (information respecting the remaining 22 cases is
not available owing to various causes, such as application withdrawn)
:—
Housing Applications, 1933.
| Number of Persons in Family | Number of Rooms Occupied | Total Persons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 18 |
| 2 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 94 |
| 3 | 10 | 40 | 22 | 6 | — | — | 234 |
| 4 | 15 | 44 | 21 | 10 | — | — | 360 |
| 5 | 7 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 1 | — | 320 |
| 6 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 258 |
| 7 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | 259 |
| 8 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 200 |
| 9 | —— | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 144 |
| 10 | \— | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| 11 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 22 |
| 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 |
| Total Families 427 | 62 | 206 | 96 | 50 | 11 | 2 | — |
| Total Persons | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,981 |
In addition to the above, 542 applications from Lambeth
residents, received by the County Authority direct, were dealt
with ; 81 families being re-housed in Lambeth, and 461 families
re-housed outside the Borough.