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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Rehoused | 1957 | 1958 |
|---|---|---|
| By L.C.C. (Tuberculosis cases) | 10 | 18 |
| By L.C.C. (other medical cases) | 24 | 49 |
| By Southwark Borough Council (Tuberculosis cases) | 5 | 6 |
| By Southwark Borough Council (other medical cases) | 60 | 25 |
| Tuberculosis cases rehoused by own efforts | 1 | 13 |
| Other medical cases rehoused by own efforts | 4 | 9 |
| Total cases rehoused | 104 | 120 |
OVERCROWDING
| 1957 | 1958 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Families | Persons | Families | Persons | |
| Remaining on register | 577 | 2,642 | 319 | 1,270 |
| New Cases | 41 | 204 | 27 | 140 |
| Total | 618 | 2,846 | 346 | 1,410 |
| Overcrowding abated | 299 | 1,576 | 78 | 408 |
| Remaining on register | 319 | 1,270 | 268 | 1,002 |
| Rehoused by L.C.C | 14 | 75 | 30 | 152 |
| Rehoused by Borough Council | 14 | 71 | 8 | 41 |
| Found own accommodation | 7 | 29 | 18 | 82 |
| Cases removed by overcrowding survey | 264 | 1,401 | 22 | 133 |
| Total | 299 | 1,576 | 78 | 408 |