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Wimbledon 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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SECTION D.— HOUSING.
Housing Act, 1936—Section 12.
During the year 1948, one underground room was inspected and
found not to comply in all respects with the Council's Regulations as
to Underground Rooms. An undertaking was given by the owner
that the room would not be used for human habitation.

Table: Housing Act, 1936, (Part IV) — Overcrowding.The following table shows the position in Wimbledon at the end of 1948, with regard to overcrowding.

Housing Act, 1936, (Part IV) — Overcrowding.

The following table shows the position in Wimbledon at the end of 1948, with regard to overcrowding.

(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year33
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein43
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein168
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year30
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year35
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases180
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling houses have again become overcrowded after the Local Authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowdingNil.