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St Pancras 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: In addition, 190 unoccupied houses and flats were found during the survey of Wards, 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8. These also have been excluded from the survey. The table below sets out the numbers in each of the wards: -

In addition, 190 unoccupied houses and flats were found during the survey of Wards, 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8. These also have been excluded from the survey. The table below sets out the numbers in each of the wards: -

HousesFlatsTotal
Ward 1311546
,, 427633
,, 6141731
,, 723-23
,, 8352257
Totals13060190

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Finally, it was considered desirable to include certain streets in the survey
of Ward 1, which were omitted from the original survey carried out in 1935/37.
The inclusion of these streets accounts for the apparent increase of housing
accommodation shown in Appendix Table 'A' .
Definition of Overcrowding - Overcrowding occurs when the number of persons
sleeping in the dwelling either:-
(i) is such that any two persons of opposite sex, other than husband and
wife, being over 10 years old must sleep in the same room, or
(ii) is in excess of the permitted number of persons as defined in the Sixth
Schedule of the Act, (Housing Act, 1957, section 77(1)), as follows:-

Table: Table 1

Table 1

Permitted No. of persons
Where a house consists of -
(a) one room2
(b) two rooms3
(c) three rooms5
(d) four rooms754
(e) five rooms or more10 with an additional 2 in respect of each room in excess of 5.

Table: Table 2

Table 2

Permitted No. of persons
Where the floor area of a room is -
(a) 110 sq.ft. or more2
(b) 90 ,, ,, ,, but less than 110 sq.ft.1½
(c) 70 ,,,,,,,,,,,, 90,,1
(d) 50 ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, 70 ,,1½
(e) Under 50 sq.ft.Nil

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Note: A child under 10 years of age counts as one-half of a unit and a child
under one year of age is not taken into account.
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