[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall] page 47

Southall 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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Table: 4. Housing Act, 1936 —Overcrowding:—

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4. Housing Act, 1936 —Overcrowding:—

(a)	(1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year	128
	(2) Number of families dwelling therein	159
	(3) Number of persons dwelling therein	570
(b)	Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year	43
(c)	(1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year	24
	(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases	122
(d)	Particulars of any case in which dwelling-houses have again become overcrowded after the local authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding	-
(e)	Any other particulars with respect to overcrowding conditions upon which the Medical Officer of Health may consider it desirable to report	-

Table: Table XIVHome Accidents, 1954

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Table XIV

Home Accidents, 1954

Age	Nature of Injury	Cause of Injury	Known to have died
87 years	Injury right tibia	Fall
2 years	Scald right forearm and hand	Teapot fell over
3½ years	Burn right thigh and right leg	Hot iron fell on child
2 years	Laceration root of nose	Hit with kettle in kitchen
7 years	Burn right foot	Put foot in metal box in which fire had been lit
78 years	Injury right hip	Fall off chair
90 years	Fractured right femur and wrist	Fell down stairs
35 years	Burn	Pot of porridge fell over
8 years	Fracture right forearm	Fell off garden wall
80 years	Fractured left femur	Fall
76 years	Fractured right femur	Fall