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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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| Families | Equiv. Adults | |
|---|---|---|
| Rehoused by London County Council | 19 | 95½ |
| Rehoused by Bethnal Green Borough Council | 6 | 22 |
| Removed from register:- | ||
| No longer overcrowded by reason of altered circumstances | - | - |
| Removed, mostly without trace | l | 6 |
| Removed, premises demolished | - | - |
| Totals | 26 | 123½ |
The following legal proceedings were taken during the year:-
Houslng Act, 1936
Permitting a room of a dwelling-house to be used for living
purposes in contravention of a Closing Order made in 1955.
Defendant was fined £10, with £3.3s.Od. costs.
Housing Act, 1957
Using the front and back basement rooms of a dwelling-house for
living purposes in contravention of a Closing Order made in 1957.
Defendant was fined £5, with 10s„ costs.
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954
Two summonses against the same defendant:
(i) Permitting a ground floor shop to be occupied as sleeping
accommodation.
(ii) Permitting a second floor room of a dwelling-house to be
occupied as sleeping accommodation by 3 persons.
Defendant was fined £3 in each case, with £3.3s.Od. costs.
(A notice prescribed by Section 12 of the Act, specifying the
maximum number of persons permitted to occupy each of the rooms in
this house as sleeping accommodation at any one time, had been
served in 1956).