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Re housing Priority on Medical Grounds
100 requests for priority for re-housing on medical grounds
were referred to the Medical Officer of Health for assessment,
usually supported by a doctor's written certificate. Each case was
fully and personally investigated and recommendations made
were as follows:—
Disease Total Applicants Priority Rccommended Priority Not Recommended
Nervous disease (anxiety states,
neurasthenia, neurosis, etc.) 25 3 22
Asthma, bronchitis and
catarrhal diseases, etc. 16 4 12
Rheumatism 3 12
Heart disease 14 5 9
Tuberculosis 8 6 2
Disease of digestive system 3 12
Other diseases 31 5 26
100 25 75
Figures for 1952 were 91 31 60
Figures for 1953 were 46 22 24
Figures for 1954 were 68 18 50
The 75 applicants not recommended for medical prioritv
included (1) illness not aggravated by housing conditions; (2)
Temporary indispositions: (3) Those pleading the discomforts of
overcrowding and structural defects (ie., grounds other than
medical): (4) Repeated requests already assessed.
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