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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
London County Council 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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The annual reports show that the number of instances in which overcrowding was found was greater in 1908 than in 1907. The following table is compiled from information supplied by the medical officers of health in their annual reports.
| Sanitary area. | No. of dwelling-rooms overcrowded. | No. remedied. | No. of prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| • Paddington | 339 | 168† | |
| Kensington | 46 | 46 | - |
| Hammersmith | |||
| Fulham | 60 | 60 | - |
| Chelsea | 24 | 24 | |
| Westminster, City of | 31 | 31 | 2 |
| St. Marylebone | 154 | 154 | - |
| Hampstead | 9 | 9 | -- |
| St. Pancras | 181 | 181 | |
| Islington | 131 | 131 | - |
| Stoke Newington | 5 | 5 | - |
| Hackney | 128 | 124 | - |
| Holborn | 46 | 46 | - |
| Finsbury | 125 | 125 | - |
| London, City of | 17 | 17 | |
| Shoreditch | 117 | 117 | - |
| Bethnal Green | 163 | 154 | |
| Stepney | 585 | 585 | 1 |
| Poplar | 156 | 156 | - |
| South wark | 426 | 426 | |
| Bermondsey | 57 | 57 | - |
| Lambeth | 31 | 31 | - |
| Battersea | 88* | 88 | - |
| Wandsworth | 158 | 158 | |
| Camberwell | 91 | 91 | 1 |
| Deptford | 25 | 25 | - |
| Greenwich | 24 | 24 | - |
| Lewisham | 39 | 39 | - |
| Woolwich | 72 | 72 | |
lu Battersea 18 vans wore also found to be overcrowded during the year. Summonses were taken out
against the owners and convictions obtained. t In 171 cases no action was taken owing to the deficiency in air
space being very slight.
Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.
The Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, requires every medical officer of health to report specifically
on the administration in his district of those provisions of the Act the administration of which
is imposed upon sanitary authorities, and a form of table has been prepared for the exhibition of those
particulars which lend themselves to statistical statement. From this table and from other information
contained in the annual reports of medical officers of health, the following summary table has been
prepared:—