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Between 1955 and 1958, 3,235 applications for rehousing
were received by the Borough of Camberwell;
during the same period, 1,623 housing applicants claimed
medical priority. The applications were accompanied by
certificates from the family doctor and to a lesser extent
from hospital doctors and almoners.
After consultations with general practitioners and
hospital staffs it was decided to introduce a new system
in Camberwell which should prove more equitable. It was
agreed that the form of medical certificate for housing
should be the same for all cases and that only one
certificate should be submitted for each patient unless
the medical condition changed.
Certificate
In 1955 the following Housing Form was devised and
brought into use:-