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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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Table: Population of overcrowded families:—

Population of overcrowded families:—

1.As married couples294
2.Other adult males209
3.Other adult females190
4.Males under 10 years of age126
5.Females under 10 years of age130
949

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A table giving full details is to be found at the end of
my report.
Under the Act, persons over 10 years of age are counted
as one person, and those over one year and under 10 years of
age as half a person. Infants under one year are not counted.
It was found that 95 structurally separate houses and
flats containing 582 rooms, and 235 tenements containing 692
rooms were empty.
Ten cases of overcrowding were found in the houses and
flats owned by the Council, four of which were relieved during
the year.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
These subjects are dealt with in the Chief Sanitary
Inspector's Report.