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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
Fulham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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225 families were known to have been rehoused during the year, compared with 475 in 1955. Details as follows:-
| By Fulham Borough Council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rehoused from Housing Register | 28 | |
| „ „ Redevelopment Areas | 103 | |
| „ „ Slum Clearance Areas | 10 | |
| „ „ Individual Unfit Houses | 6 | 147 |
| By London County Council | ||
| Rehoused from Housing Register ) | 78 | 78 |
| „ „ Slum Clearance Areas ) | ||
| Total | 225 | |
There is close co-operation between the Housing and Public Health Departments on all
matters relating to housing.
DWELLINGS COMPLETED BY THE COUNCIL between 1st January and 31st December, 1956 Information supplied by the courtesy of The Borough Architect and Director of Housing.
| Site | Date completed | No. of dwellings | No of room per dwelling | Total Rooms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | ||||
| Sulivan Court | 2. 1. 56 | 37 | 10 | – | 27 | – | – | – | 91 |
| Alice Gilliatt Court | 7. 4. 56 | 8M | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | – | 34 |
| Alice Gilliatt Court | 1. 6. 56 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | – | – | 83 |
| Lancaster Court | 29. 9. 56 | 36 | – | 13 | 14 | 9 | – | – | 104 |
| Totals | – | 111 | 16 | 19 | 48 | 26 | 2 | – | 312 |
DRAINAGE OF NEW BUILDINGS
and
RECONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE
In my reports for 1950 and 1952 I drew attention to the experimental work being
carried out in Fulham on what has become known as the single stack system of plumbing.
Since then the experiments have been extended and have been watched with great interest
by officers of the Building Research Station of the Department of Scientific Industrial
Research and of the London County Council. Enough time has elapsed to give the con
sidered view that under strictly prescribed plumbing conditions great success has been
achieved.
The system has a double merit, first in fulfilling the first principle of drainage
namely simplicity, and second the effecting of a considerable saving in costs. It is a
source of some pride that Fulham has been so largely the pioneers in such a worthwhile
effort. It is understood that the new drainage bylaws under active consideration by the
London County Council will set the seal of legality on what for the past few years has
had to be regarded as experimental field trials.
Addition to existing buildings or additional sanitary accommodation
61
Reconstruction of drainage systems
5
Rebuilding of premises demolished by enemy action
2
New buildings
18
Total applications for approval of plans
86