Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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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 | |
Particulars of any case in which dwelling-houses have again become overcrowded after the local authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding | - | |
Any other particulars with respect to overcrowding conditions upon which the Medical Officer of Health may consider it desirable to report | - |
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 |