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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
Harrow 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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waiting list, it will be possible for the social workers to assess their progress
and give help under near normal conditions.
Table I gives details of the seventy applications for temporary accommodation
which were received since April, whilst Table II shows details
of the causation and solutions of the individual families' problems.
TABLE I
| Action taken | Number of Families |
|---|---|
| Provided with temporary accommodation | 9 |
| Children taken into care by Children's Committee | 6 |
| Final accommodation elsewhere | 20 |
| Application withdrawn | 5 |
| Advised | 30 |
| Total | 70 |
TABLE II
Details of Cases (April to 31st December 1965)
| Details of cases referred | No. of families | No. of families accommodated {temporary) | No. of families accommodated elsewhere | Advised | Applications withdrawn | Children accommodated by Childrens Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evicted by Court Order | ||||||
| Arrears of rent | 17 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Arrears of mortgage | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Possession required by landlord | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Evicted other than by order of court | ||||||
| Arrears of rent | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| Possession required by landlord | 8 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — |
| Unauthorised sub-tenants | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Birth of child or child nuisance | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Domestic dissension | 18 | 1 | 7 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Property sold with vacant possession | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| Service tenancy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| No fixed abode | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Fire and flood | 1 | — | — | 1 | —_ | — |
| Tenancy voluntarily given up | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 70 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 5 | 6 |