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 1956

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

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Table: MEDICAL

MEDICAL

Recommendations195419551956
Cases recommended to L.C.C. on grounds of Tuberculosis505129
Cases recommended to L.C.C. on other medical grounds759119
Cases recommended to Southwark Borough Council on medical grounds243203160
Cases recommended to Southwark Borough Council on grounds of Tuberculosis121010
Total cases recommended380355218
Rehoused195419551956
Cases rehoused by L.C.C. on grounds of Tuberculosis1194
Cases rehoused by L.C.C. on other medical grounds311714
Cases rehoused by Southwark Borough Council on grounds of Tuberculosis97
Cases rehoused by Southwark Borough Council on other medical grounds201943
Cases rehoused by other authorities on grounds of Tuberculosis1
Medical cases rehoused by own efforts5—5
Total cases rehoused675474

Table: OVERCROWDING

OVERCROWDING

195419551956
PremisesFamiliesPersonsPremisesFamiliesPersonsPremisesFamiliesPersons
New Cases :(End of 1953)(End of 1954)(End of 1955)
Remaining on register4455462,5064615642,5404895932,652
New Cases reported and recommended9210444975803666064308
Total5376502,9555366442,9065496572,960
Overcrowding abated768641547512547580318
Remaining on register4615642,5404895932,6524745772642
Overcrowding abated :65723473232175111150
Rehoused by Borough Council3522131769111149
Rehoused by other Boroughs———
Rehoused by owners894622105358219
Moved away Found own accommodation
Cases removed by overcrowding
survey
Total768641547512547580318

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1954 1955 1956
No. of visits involved 1,175 1,068 724
OTHER CASES
Referred to L.C.C. and Borough Council 144
Rehoused 54