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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
Hammersmith 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which demolition orders were made | 43 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of demolition orders | 3 |
| (D) Proceedings under Section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930:— | |
| (1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which closing orders were made | Nil |
| (2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which closing orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit | 1 |
| Housing Act, 1935—Overcrowding Survey:— | |
| (a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year | 1,728 |
| (ii) Number of families dwelling therein | 1,728 |
| (iii) Number of persons dwelling therein | 8,079 |
| (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | Nil |
| (c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 35 |
| (ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases | 231 |
| (d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling-houses have again become overcrowded after the Local Authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding | Nil |