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Carshalton 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Overcrowding
During the year 3 cases of overcrowding were found to exist but 5 cases
were remedied, leaving 8 dwellings with 55½ equivalent adults in occupation
overcrowded at the year end.
The 5 cases of overcrowding remedied during the year were due to:—
Provision of alternative accommodation by:—
Carshalton U.D.C. 3
London County Council 1
Removal of one or more occupants 1
Of the 8 dwellings remaining overcrowded at the end of the year 2
are owned by the L.C.C., 3 by Carshalton Urban District Council and 3
are privately owned.
The known position of overcrowding at the beginning and end of the year was as follows:—
| Ward | Dwellings overcrowded at 31.12.62 | Dwellings found overcrowded during 1963 | Dwellings de-crowded during 1963 | Dwellings remaining overcrowded at 31.12.63 | Overcrowding cases remedied during 1963 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal Action | Informal Action | Total | |||||
| - | - | ||||||
| — | — | — | - | - | - | - | |
| — | - | ||||||
| _ | |||||||
| - | — | — | - | - | - | - | |
| — | — | - | |||||
| - | — | — | — | - | - | - | |
| — | — | - | — | ||||
The figures for overcrowding are compiled from the information
which comes to hand in the course of day to day administration. Only a
complete survey of the district can provide the exact figure. Since however
these figures have been obtained by the same means year by year, they are
of some significance in showing the trend of overcrowding. As householders
in such circumstances rarely fail to make their needs known, the
degree of inaccuracy cannot be large.
Figures in respect of overcrowding ascertained in the manner mentioned over the last
| Year | New Cases | Cases at Year End | Year | New Cases | Cases at Year End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|