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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
Penge 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| (b) | Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 161 |
| (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 78 | |
| (ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases- Over 10 years Under 10 years | 330 118 | |
| Particulars of any cases in which dwelling-houses have again become overcrowded after the Local Authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding | Nil | |
| (e) | Any other particulars with respect to overcrowding conditions upon which the Medical Officer of Health may consider it desirable to report:— | |
| As required by the Act, a survey of the working class houses and tenements of the district was made during the latter part of 1935 and the early part of 1936, and the following particulars were obtained:— | ||
| Structurally separate dwelling-houses and flats visited | 3,334 | |
| No. of tenants and sub-tenants therein | 5,005 | |
| Families overcrowded | 158 |