London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Southwark 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Recommendations. | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases recommended to L.C.C. on grounds of Tuberculosis | 136 | 51 | 47 | 54 |
| Cases recommended to L.C.C. on other medical grounds | 69 | 101 | 40 | 43 |
| Cases recommended to Southwark Borough Council on medical grounds | 92 | 107 | 100 | 113 |
| Total cases recommended | 297 | 259 | 187 | 210 |
| 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | |
| Cases rehoused by L.C.C. on grounds of Tuberculosis | 49 | 43 | 32 | 16 |
| Cases rehoused by L.C.C. on other medical grounds | 28 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
| Cases rehoused by Southwark Borough Council on grounds of Tuberculosis | 4 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Cases rehoused by Southwark Borough Council on other medical grounds .. | 22 | 24 | 31 | 28 |
| Cases rehoused by other authorities on grounds of Tuberculosis | — | — | 1 | — |
| Total cases rehoused | 103 | 115 | 100 | 66 |
No. of Dwellings in Borough 24,571
1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses:—
| (1) (a) | Total number of dwellings inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 6,431 |
| Number of inspections made for the purpose | 15,766 | |
| (2) (a) | Number of dwellings (included under subhead (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 1932 | 279 |
| (b) | Number of inspections made for the purpose | 1,538 |
| (3) | Number of dwellings found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 27 |
| (4) | Number of dwellings (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 2,702 |
2. Remedy of Defects without Service of formal Notices:—
| Number of defective dwellings rendered fit in con-quence of informal action by the Local Authority or its officers | 2,432 |