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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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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 | Houses de-crowded up to | Houses remaining overcrowded at | Overcrowded cases remedied during 1947. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal action | Informal action | Total. | |||||
| 1936. | 31.12.47 | 31.12.47 | 31.12.47 | ||||
| - | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||
| — | - | - | — | ||||
| - | |||||||
Of the 274 houses remaining overcrowded at 31/12/47—184 are
owned by the L.C.C., 30 by the Carshalton Urban District Council
and 60 privately owned.
In 106 of the 122 new instances of overcrowding found during the year, there was more than one family in occupation and these were related families in 82 cases, as follows:—
| Number of Families | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | |||||
| - | - | ||||
| 16 |
Tents, Vans, Sheds and Similar Structures.
No action was required.
Cellar Dwellings.
No action.
Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions (Amendment) Act, 1933.
Two applications for certificates were received and granted.
Factories and Workplaces.
There were 105 Factories on the Register, 72 of them using
mechanical power. Employees numbered 1,365, of whom 833 were
males and 532 females.
Action was necessary under the Factories Act in nine instances
(8 informal, 1 formal).
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