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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
City of Westminster 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 15.—Known cases of Overcrowding
| 1969 | 1968 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dwellings overcrowded at end of year | 237 | 217 |
| Persons dwelling therein | 942 units | 825 1/2 units |
| (1,237 persons) | (1,087 persons) | |
| New cases of overcrowding noted during the year | 35 | 21 |
| Persons involved in new cases | 156 units | 91 units |
| (203 persons) | (120 persons) | |
| Cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 15 | 17 |
| Persons involved in relieved cases | 64 1/2 units | 70 1/2 units |
| (86 persons) | (97 persons) | |
Note: The Housing Act, 1957 provides that in calculating the number of
"units":—
(i) no account shall be taken of a child under one year old, and
(ii) a child who has attained one year and is under ten years old
shall be reckoned as a half-unit.
Table 16. —Housing Act 1969: Qualification Certificates (This Table relates to the period 25th August, 1969, when the Act came into operation, to 31st December, 1969)
| Applications for qualification certificates under Section | |
| 44(2) under consideration at end of period | 3 |
| Certificates of provisional approval issued | 4 |
| Qualification certificates issued under Section 46(3) | Nil |
| Applications for qualification certificates under Section | |
| 44(1) under consideration at end of period | 175 |
| Qualification certificates issued under Section 45(2) | 1 |
| Exemption for low-income tenants from Section 54 | |
| Certificates issued under Section 55 | Nil |