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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
Crayford 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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| (2) | Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | 6 |
| D. | Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:- | |
| (1) | Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | Nil |
| (2) | Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | Nil |
| Total number of houses owned, by the Local Authority | 995 | |
| Number of new houses built during 1938 | ||
| (a) By the Local Authority | 44 | |
| (b) By other bodies or persons | 65 | |
| 4 Housing Act, 193&. Part IV. - Overcrowding | ||
| (a) | (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at end of year | 22 |
| (ii) Number of families dwelling therein | 22 | |
| (iii) Number of persons dwelling therein | 156 | |
| (b) | Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 5 |
| (c) | (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 7 |
| (ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases | 43 | |
| (d) | Particulars of any cases in which dwelling-houses have again become overcrowded after the Local Authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding | Nil |