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Southwark 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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D. Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act,
1936:—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
made 218
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
determined, the tenement or room having been
rendered fit 7
total inspections:
Housing Consolidated Regs.: 3,433
total re-inspections 937
Overcrowding statistics are given separately in the following
section.
REHOUSING
There was little change in the total number of applicants seeking
the assistance of the Public Health Department for rehousing.
New cases of overcrowding again decreased slightly but considerably
fewer were rehoused, and the total of these cases remaining
on the register at the end of 1955 was more than at the end of the
previous year.
There were slightly fewer cases needing medical recommendation.

Table: MEDICAL

MEDICAL

Recommendations195319541955
Cases recommended to L.C.C. on grounds of Tuberculosis615051
Cases recommended to L.C.C. on other medical grounds747591
Cases recommended to Southwark Borough Council on medical grounds169243203
Cases recommended to Southwark Borough Council on grounds of Tuberculosis-1210
Total cases recommended304380355
Rehoused195319541955
Cases rehoused by L.C.C. on grounds of Tuberculosis12119
Cases rehoused by L.C.C. on other medical grounds223117
Cases rehoused by Southwark Borough Council on grounds of Tuberculosis5-9
Cases rehoused by Southwark Borough Council on other medical grounds162019
Cases rehoused by other authorities on grounds of Tuberculosis2--
Medical cases rehoused by own efforts-5-
Total cases rehoused576754