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

Southall 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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Table: Table XXXI— continued.

Table XXXI— continued.

(d) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made-
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement room having been rendered fit-
4. Housing Act, 1936—Overcrowding:—
(a) (1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year118
(2) Number of families dwelling therein195
(3) Number of persons dwelling therein839
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year70
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year54
(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases253
(d) Particulars of any case in which dwelling-houses have again become overcrowded after the local authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding2