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Southwark 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 23. —continual
| 4. Howiing Act, 1936—Overcrowding:— | |
| (a) (1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year | 2,461 |
| (2) Number of families dwelling therein | 2,461 |
| (3) Number of persons dwelling therein | 14,126 |
| (6) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year .. | 208 |
| (c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 515 |
| (2) Number of persons concerned in such cases .. | 3,033 |
| (d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling houses have again become overcrowded | 10 |
| Number of visits made by Overcrowding Enquiry Officer | 9,537 |