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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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One hundred and sixty-eight Certificates were granted
during the year under Section 95 (2) of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936, with regard to newly-erected houses
and flats having a proper and sufficient water supply.
Since the War, 4,436 houses and flats have been
erected in the Borough, by the London County Council,
the Hammersmith Borough Council and by private enterprise,
for which Certificates have been granted (details
as under).
| Act, 1936. Year. | L.C.C. Estate. H.B.C. Estate | Private Enterprise. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 188 | 18 | Nil | |
| 1921 | 169 | 166 | Nil | |
| 1922 | 384 | 354 | Nil | |
| 1923 | Nil | 5 | 22 | |
| 1924 | Nil | 42 | 40 | |
| 1925 | Nil | Nil | 50 | |
| 1926 | Nil | Nil | 202 | |
| 1927 | 284 | Nil | 289 | |
| 1928 | 500 | Nil | 187 | |
| 1929 | 1 | 60 | 297 | |
| 1930 | Nil | 56 | 90 | |
| 1931 | Nil | 21 | 36 | |
| 1932 | Nil | 39 | 1 | |
| 1933 | Nil | 32 | 20 | |
| 1934 | 112 | Nil | 168 | |
| 1935 | Nil | Nil | 189 | |
| 1936 | Nil | Nil | 301 | |
| 1937 | Nil | Nil | 168 | |
| Totals 1,638 | 793 | 2,005 | ||
The premises have provided accommodation for
approximately 22,180 persons, but despite this fact overcrowding
is still in evidence.