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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
Bethnal Green 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Closing Orders (Housing Act, 1936)
Two Closing Orders in respect of underground rooms were made
by the Council as a result of official representations during the
year.
Closing Orders (Public Health (London) Act, 1936)
During the year as a result of Police Court proceedings
instituted by the Department, 7 Closing Orders were made by the
Magistrate prohibiting the use of the dwelling houses for human
habitation.
Overcrowding (Housing Act, 1936)
Details of overcrowding in the Borough, and of cases where overcrowding was abated, are given below:-
| No. of cases | ||
|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1950 | 899 | |
| New cases reported during 1951 | 103 | |
| Total | 1,002 | |
| Overcrowding abated during 1951 | 330 | |
| On register at end of 1951 | 672 | |
| Families | Equiv. adults | |
| Rehoused by London County Council | 71 | 281 |
| Rehoused by Bethnal Green Borough Council | 26 | 107 |
| Removed from register | ||
| No longer overcrowded by reason of altered circumstances | d 97 | 450 |
| Removed, mostly Without trade | 136 | 476 |
| Total | 330 | 1,314 |