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
Wembley 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Legal Proceedings.
In two instances legal proceedings had to be taken in the
Magistrates' Court in respect of repairs which had not been carried
cut by the owners following the service of statutory notices under
Section 93 of the Public Health Act, 1936. The Court made orders
in both cases for the work to be carried out in 28 days and allowed
costs of £2 2s. Od. in one case and 8/6d. in the other. The necessary
repairs were subsequently carried out by the owner in one case
and by the Council in default in the other.
Details of inspections made, notices served and works carried
out at dwelling houses are given in the statistical appendix.
The number of cases of overcrowding known to the Health Department has shown a steady decrease during the past eight years, as the following figures indicate.
| Year. | Number of Cases of overcrowding on Register. | Total Number of Cases of overcrowding relieved during the year. | Number of Cases of overcrowding relieved during the year by removal to unknown addresses. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 602 | 307 | 22 |
| 1949 | 558 | 268 | 86 |
| 1950 | 516 | 133 | 6 |
| 1951 | 517 | 52 | 9 |
| 1952 | 456 | 102 | 2 |
| 1953 | 424 | 52 | 3 |
| 1954 | 303 | 133 | 95 |
| 1955 | 204 | 108 | 102 |
It is interesting to note that during the past two years 95 and
102 cases of overcrowding have been relieved by removal of families
to unknown addresses the significance of which might be that it has
become easier to find alternative accommodation.
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