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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
Carshalton 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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which now contains a larger proportion of married people. The
figures shown below in respect of overcrowding are those resulting
from visits to houses in the course of routine sanitary work, and
do not in any way purport to indicate the complete position.
During the year 41 new cases of overcrowding were found, and 21 were remedied, leaving 92 dwellings known to be overcrowded with 677 equivalent adults in occupation still to be de-crowded at the year end. Details are as follows : —
| Overcrowded at 31.12.44. | Dwellings found overcrowded up to 31.12.45. | Houses de-crowded during 1945. | Remaining overcrowded at 31.12.45. | Decrease during year 1945. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Families | 72 | 41 | 21 | 92 | 20 |
| Equivalent Adults | 510 | 311 | 144 | 677 | 167 |
Sixteen of the new cases of overcrowding were illegal.
The 21 cases of overcrowding were abated during the year by : —
Provision of alternative accommodation : —
(a) By Carshalton Council 4
(b) By London County Council 8
Left the district 3
By removal of one or more occupants 6
The history of known overcrowding since the survey of 1936 is indicated by the following: —
| Ward. | Houses overcrowded at Survey. | Houses found overcrowded up to 31.12.45 | Houses de-crowded up to 31.12.45 | Houses remaining overcrowded at-31.12.45 | Overcrowded cases remedied during 1945. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |||||
| St. Helier North | 40(a) | 108 (f) | 117(i) | 31 (m) | 3 | 1 | 4(b) |
| St. Helier South | 40(b) | 92(g) | 117(b) | 15(b) | 2 | _ | 2(b) |
| St. Helier West | 45 (b) | 102(g) | 119(l) | 28(b) | 6 | 3 | 9(b) |
| North-East | 17(c) | 36(c) | 45(k) | 8(k) | 2 | — | 2(k) |
| North-West | 10 | 41 | 48 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Central | 9(d) | 15 | 22(d) | 2(d) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| South-West | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | — | — |
| South-East | 12(e) | 25(h) | 33(l) | 4(l) | 1 | — | 1(l) |
| Totals | 173 | 424 | 505 | 92 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
(a) 39 L.C.C. houses. (g) 91 L.C.C. housese.
(b) All L.C.C. houses. (h) 19 C.U.D.C. houses.
(c) 4 C.U.D.C. houses. (i) 116 L.C.C. houses..
(d) 1 C.U.D.C. house. (j) 128 L.C.C. houses.
(e) 5 C.U.D.C. houses. (k) 43 C.U.D.C. houses.
(f) 105 L.C.C. houses. (1) 32 C.U.D.C. houses.
(m) 31 L.C.C. houses.
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