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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

London County Council 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Planning Act with regard to the making of representations and closing orders—the figures for the years 1914, 1915 to 1919, inclusive, and 1920, are included for comparison.

Planning Act with regard to the making of representations and closing orders—the figures for the years 1914, 1915 to 1919, inclusive, and 1920, are included for comparison.

Metropolitan borough.No. of houses.No. of houses for the working classes.No. of representations.No. of closing orders.No. of houses demolished.
In borough.Inhabited by working classes.Repaired by local authority.ErectedIn course of erection.
1921.1921.1921.1921.1914.1915-19.1920.1921.1914.1915-19.1920.1921.1914.1915-19.1920.1921.1921.
Battersea26,12423,252_652185111138111____
Bermondsey19,17018,8802030—_13—1_46—136-—
Bethnal Green14,762mainly——17931345_2519___2_4
Camberwell,41,018—12361593——————3—
Chelsea11,4332,455———3——-———-—8——
Deptford16,966—7109119 & 18 flats58—-57—-62——-
Finsbury11,157———30 tenements—17—-—17—-———46
Fulham20,20026,700 t'm'nts—9350 tenements—1—-—1—---——
Greenwich16,377——73135193---————————
Hackney34,71013,000—4040—29—16—34——————
Hammersmith20,84212,63927335—_3726—263814—25—2
Hampstead11,1941,833———9171619171415—10—
Holbom9,416 tenements9,021 t'm'nts.———241—221————
Islington40,00026,700—148 flats236 flats21101—181—61——
Kensington.27,6998,087—6754139——3917—————
Lambeth37,71028,282—1407073817—7———7—667
Lewisham35,000——186——9——31915—63——
Paddington17,6109,4439—_—517158510—5_———1
Poplar22,47222,472—120 & 15 t'm'nts.—1039—11033—321——
St. Marylebone21,4007,266--1201963—1
St. Pancras23,34520,000—12 flats254 flats & maisonettes3753———56—————
Shoreditch13,00012,400—5425—9——_317——7——
Southwark18,47012,116—160——437226———3—321519
Stepney38,91438,9143117156272—659———6——
Stoke Newington8,0426,430—18 flats—————————————
Wandsworth66,18942,316—718246-1----------
Westminster, City of—---2 blocks-7__-6_—1139——
Woolwich26,42822,289_2056018405—9324-j752—

Table: The subjoined table shows the number of sanitary officers and health visitors employed by the Sanitary sanitary authorities in London:—

The subjoined table shows the number of sanitary officers and health visitors employed by the Sanitary sanitary authorities in London:—

Sanitary area.Sanitary inspectors.
Male.Female.Health visitors.
Whole time.Part time.Whole time.Part time.
City of London91__—
Battersea11-252
Bermondsey11_-8—
Bethnal Green10__10—
Camberwell123_2—
Chelsea4_111
Deptford8_-6—
Finsbury81_5—
Fulham91-5_
Greenwich61-61
Hackney182-9_
Hammersmith91-3—
Hampstead71-3-
Holbom3-111
Islington202-7—
Kensington114454
Lambeth15-262
Lewisham9-272
Paddington92-2-
Poplar101-9-
St. Marylebone11-333
St. Pancras144242
Sboreditch12--5-
Southwark142-10-
Stepney20--11-
Stoke Newington2--3-
Wandsworth121242
Westminster, City of101—5—
Woolwich101252
London County304292115022

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