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Carshalton 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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(b) Number of new cases reported during the year 4
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year 10
(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases 60½
(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 4 cases of overcrowding were found to exist and 10
cases were remedied, leaving 12 dwellings with 81 equivalent adults in
occupation overcrowded at the year end.
Of the 4 new instances of overcrowding, three familes were found to
be sharing accommodation with relatives.
The 10 cases of overcrowding remedied during the year were due to:—
Provision of alternative accommodation by:—
C.U.D.C 3
L.C.C 2
Left the district 1
Removal of one or more occupants 4
Of the 12 dwellings remaining overcrowded at the end of the year 6
are owned by the L.C.C., 3 by Carshalton Urban District Council and 3
are privately owned.
The distribution of the cases of overcrowding at the beginning and end of the year was as follows:—
| Ward | Dwellings overcrowded at 31.12.60 | Dwellings found overcrowded during 1961 | Dwellings de-crowded during 1961 | Dwellings remaining overcrowded at 31.12.61 | Overcrowded cases remedied during 1961 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal Action | Informal Action | Total | |||||
| St. Helier North | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| St. Helier South | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| St. Helier West | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| North-East | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| North-West | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| South-West | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South-East | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
It must be remembered that these figures represent the cases which
come to the notice of the department in the course of daily activities.
They do not purport to give the exact position in respect of overcrowding,
but as there has been no variation in the method of collecting them, they
are useful in indicating the trend of overcrowding.
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