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Greenwich 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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outside Greenwich was rehoused in the Borough under the L.C.C.
scheme.
(c) Other.—A further 4 families were rehoused by other means.
Overcrowding.—As a direct result of rehousing carried out
under (a), (b) and (c) above 20 cases of overcrowding were abated
during the year under review. The number of unabated certified
cases of overcrowding in the Borough now amounts to 39.
During 1961 there was a rise in the number of complaints
received concerning overcrowding, the year's figure of 37 showing
an increase of 8 over that of the previous year. Each complaint
was investigated by the Public Health Inspector concerned and as a
result of these investigations 5 families were found to be overcrowded
according to the standards laid down by the Housing Act.
1957, and were subsequently certified as such.
It can be seen by the figures in the following table that there
has been a definite decline since 1946 in the number of families
found to be living in overcrowded conditions in the Borough :—
Year No. of cases of overcrowding
reported
1946 261
1947 128
1948 162
1949 168
1950 148
1951 56
1952 52
1953 53
1954 39
1955 39
1956 38
1957 25
1958 18
1959 10
1960 2
15-year average 80
1961 5