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
Wandsworth 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following is a summary of action taken in this connection during the year:—
| Applications for certificates of disrepair received | 7 |
| Certificates of disrepair refused | — |
| Decisions to issue certificates of disrepair | 7 |
| Certificates of disrepair issued | 1 |
| Undertakings received from landlords | 5 |
| Applications for certificates re undertakings received from landlords | 2 |
| Certificates re undertakings issued to landlords | 2 |
| Applications for cancellation of certificates of disrepair received | 6 |
| Certificates of disrepair cancelled | — |
Housing accommodation applications—medical assessment
Applications made to the Council are normally dealt with by the
Housing Manager who refers to me those cases in which the application
is based wholly or partly on health grounds. These cases
include applications for transfer from Council tenants. Any case
involving some special feature concerning the Health Department
(e.g. fitness of basement rooms) is also referred to me.
During the year, 1,105 of the applications made to the Council
for rehousing were referred by the Housing Manager for consideration
for the award of additional points on health grounds, as
allowed for under the Council's Points Scheme. In addition to
these cases, 745 applications for transfer on health grounds were
considered and appropriate recommendations made.