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Carshalton 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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(b) Number of new cases reported during the year 5
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year 14
(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases 100
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling houses have
again become overcrowded after the local authority
have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding —
Overcrowding
During the year 5 cases of overcrowding were found and 14 cases
were remedied leaving 18 dwellings with 114 equivalent adults in occupation
still overcrowded at the year end.
The known position in respect of statutory overcrowding at the beginning and end of the year was as follows: —
| Ward | Dwellings overcrowded at 31.12.59 | Dwellings found overcrowded during 1960 | Dwellings de-crowded during 1960 | Dwellings remaining overcrowded at 31.12.60 | Overcrowded cases remedied during 1960 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal Action | Informal Action | Total | |||||
| St. Helier North | 6 | - | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 |
| St. Helier South | 6 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | _ | 3 |
| St. Helier West | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 |
| North-East | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| North-West | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| South-West | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South-East | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
It is necessary to point out that, as in past years, these figures are
based on the information which comes to the notice of the department
during the course of daily activities. They cannot, nor do they purport
to, represent the exact position in respect of overcrowding. Only a
complete and comprehensive survey could give that at any particular
time. Since however they are obtained year by year in the same manner,
they have same value in indicating the trend of overcrowding.
Figures obtained in this way over the last 10 years were as follows:
| Year | New Cases | Cases at Year End | Year | New Cases | Cases at Year End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 54 | 217 | 1956 | 27 | 63 |
| 1952 1953 | 79 53 | 123 112 | 1957 1958 | 10 14 | 46 33 |
| 1954 | 49 | 105 | 1959 | 12 | 27 |
| 1955 | 26 | 73 | 1960 | 5 | 18 |
As has been the experience for many years, all the new instances
of overcrowding were the result of relatives sharing accommodation.
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