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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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4. Housing Act, 1957, Part IV - Overcrowding:-
(1) Number, of overcrowded families on register at beginning
of year 297
(2) Number of new cases encountered during year 32
(3) Number of cases relieved during the year 28
(4) Number of overcrowded families on register at end of
year 301
OVERCROWDING
| 1961 | 1962 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Families | Persons | Families | Persons | |
| Remaining on register | 280 | 1057 | 297 | 1149 |
| New Cases | 41 | 221 | 32 | 172 |
| Total | 321 | 1278 | 329 | 1321 |
| Overcrowding abated | 24 | 129 | 28 | 155 |
| Remaining on register | 297 | 1149 | 301 | 1166 |
| Rehoused by L. C. C. | 8 | 38 | 18 | 107 |
| Rehoused by Borough Council | 11 | 63 | 10 | 48 |
| Found own accommodation | 5 | 28 | - | |
| Total | 24 | 129 | 28 | 155 |