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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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The relevant sections of the Public Health Act, 1936 were applied as fully as possible
to the conditions where deterioration of hygiene standards occurred.
The Housing Act, 1961, came into force on the 24th November, 1961, affording a
measure of new control. The Council immediately commenced consideration of new
standards to be applied in 1962.
Middlesex County Council Act, 1944—Section 345
The caravan site at the junction of Regina Road and Pluckington Place continued to
be used as the winter quarters of a member of the Showmen's Guild. One family still
occupied a caravan near the Grand Union Canal, at Bull's Bridge.
New Housing
The following details have been supplied by the Borough Engineer, outlining the
complete amount of house building for Southall since the end of the war.
| During the Year 1961 | Since the End of the War (including 1961) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within the Borough | Outside the Borough | Within the Borough | Outside the Borough | |
| — | ||||
| — | — | |||
| — | — | |||
| - | — | - | ||
Twenty-one of the temporary prefabricated bungalows have now been demolished
and the tenants transferred to permanent housing leaving 278 still standing.
| During the Year 1961 | Since the end of the War (including 1961) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within the Borough | Outside the Borough | Within the Borough | Outside the Borough | |
| — | - | - | ||
| — | — | |||
| — | - | |||
| — | — | — | — | |