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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

Greenwich 1968

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

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beginning (78) reflects great credit on the Housing Committee, the
Housing Manager and his staff and our own case-workers who must
be praised for their part in the achievement.
More effective use was made of the rehabilitation accommodation
at 32 Charlton Road and several more families passed through the
unit compared with the previous years. This was largely the result
of a greater degree of case-worker supervision.
Homeless Families Accommodation—Statistics
Application for Admission (1st January—31st December, 1968)
Number of Applications* 264
Number accepted into Residence 136
* Excludes numerous preliminary enquiries not amounting to
applications.

Table: Homes—Admissions and Discharges

Homes—Admissions and Discharges

Resident at 1st Jan., 1968AdmissionsDischargesResident at 31st December, 1968
FamiliesMenWomenChildrenPersonsFamiliesMenWomenChildrenPersonsFamiliesMenWomenChildrenPersonsFamiliesMenWomenChildrenPersons
'Summercourt'
9491326130831312965101368513730652832338
158a Plumstead High Street
655367190308988810025544310596107309512584558136239
32 Charlton Road
455203077722368993351333915

Table: Families Rehoused

Families Rehoused

FamiliesMenWomenChildrenPersons
By Greater London Council———--
By London Borough of Greenwich967896269443
By other Local Authorities—----
Found own accommodation31203283135
Left for other reasons22232255100
149121150407678