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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
Camberwell 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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II-6
Size of Family.
| Number of children living at home | 8,559 | av. | 2.8 |
| „ „ „ under 14 living at home | 6,580 | „ | 2.15 |
| Families with no children under 14 living at home | 766 | or | 25.00 % |
| „ „ 1 „ „ „ „ | 564 | „ | 18.0 „ |
| „ „ 2 „ „ „ „ | 510 | „ | 16.64 „ |
| „ „ 3 „ „ „ „ | 485 | „ | 15.82 „ |
| „ „ 4 „ „ „ „ | 361 | „ | 11.78 „ |
| „ „ 5 „ „ „ „ | 217 | „ | 7.08 „ |
| „ 6 or more children under 14 living at home | 162 | „ | 5.28 „ |
Number of Rooms Occupied and Number of Occupants. 1,372 Tenements of 1 room were occupied by 2,927 persons.
| 938 | „ | 2 | „ | „ | 4,141 | „ |
| 752 | „ | 3 | „ | „ | 4,054 | „ |
| 390 | „ | 4 | „ | „ | 2,354 | „ |
| 155 | „ over | 4 | „ | „ | 1,150 | „ |
| 3,607 | 14,626 | „ |
Rents Paid.
| Under 2s. 6d | 88 |
| 2s. 6d. and under 4s. | 1,201 |
| 4s. „ 7s. | 1,647 |
| 7s. „ 10s. | 575 |
| 10s. „ 13s. | 81 |
| 13s. and over | 15 |
| 3,607 |
| Men. | Women. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of applications investigated | 3,360 | 210 | 3,570 |
| Number of applications partly investigated | 65 | 5 | 70 |
| 3,425 | 215 | 3,640 |
In the work of classification the cases were marked as under:-
| Preferred eases | 141 |
| Eligible „ | 1,882 |
| Ineligible „ | 1,541 |
| Disqualified on technical grounds | 6 |
| 3,570 |
in accordance with the regulations of the Local Government Board,
the general instructions issued by the Central (Unemployed) Body
on September 18th. 1909, and the Local Government Board order
of November 17th, 1908.
Cases marked as Ineligible were those which, upon enquiry,
were found
To be at work.
To have insufficient residential qualification.
To have moved away after registering.
To be those where employers' references could not be obtained.
To be those of bad character.