London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
This page requires JavaScript
54
ABATEMENT OF OVERCROWDING AND APPLICATIONS
FOR RE-HOUSING—1950.
Details regarding overcrowding investigations carried out by
the Public Health Department staff in connection with Housing
applications, and the number of families re-housed on Hackney
Borough Council and London County Council Housing Estates,
are set out in statistical form in the following summary:—
STATISTICAL SUMMARY.
| Investigations. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number investigated and found to be not overcrowded | |||
| Number investigated and Recommended. | Overcrowding. | Illness or Physical Disability. | |
| Total Number Investigated | |||
| Applicants investigated by Public Health Department. | Overcrowding. | Tuberculosis. | Illness or Physical Disability. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 298 | 4 | 4 | 306 | |
| Other Applicants | ||||
| Total—London County Council | ||||
| Applicants investigated by Public Health Department. | Overcrowding. | Tuberculosis. | Illness or Physical Disability. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 1 | 1 | 37 | |
| Other Applicants | ||||
| Total—Hackney Borough Council | ||||
| Total Number of Families Re-housed by The London County Council and Hackney Borough Council | ||||