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Willesden 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 27
Census 1951. Housing of private households
| Middlesex | Willesden | Greater London | England and Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structurally separate dwellings | Occupied and vacant | Number | 603,831 | 38,843 | 2,180,442 | 12,389,448 |
| Percentage increase or decrease (—) 1931-1951 | 68.2 | 22.7 | 37.2 | 31.8 | ||
| Pecentage vacant unfurnished | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.74 | 1.12 | ||
| Occupied | Rooms per 1951 | 5.01 | 5.39 | 4.88 | 4.71 | |
| dwelling 1931 | 5.68 | 6.29 | 5.63 | 5.05 | ||
| Percentage with 1—3 rooms only | 11.7 | 16.9 | 19.1 | 15.7 | ||
| Households | Number | 703,525 | 57,182 | 2,658,758 | 13,117,868 | |
| Percentage increase or decrease (—) 1931—1951 | 63.1 | 14.9 | 22.1 | 28.2 | ||
| Percentage sharing a dwelling | 28.5 | 57.8 | 34.2 | 14.3 | ||
| Rooms per household | 4.24 | 3.61 | 3.92 | 4.34 | ||
| Percentage occupying 1—3 rooms only | 32 | 54 | 42 | 26 | ||
| Persons per household | 1951 | 3.16 | 3.08 | 3.02 | 3.19 | |
| 1931 | 3.66 | 3.60 | 3.57 | 3.72 | ||
| Percentage of 1 person households | 9.7 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 10.7 | ||
| Density of occupation (persons per room) | Persons per room | 0.74 | 0.85 | 0.77 | 0.74 | |
| Percentage of population at density | Over 2 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | |
| Over 1½ | 7.5 | 15.5 | 7.1 | 6.6 | ||
| Percentage of households at density | over 2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
| Over 1½ | 4.8 | 9.9 | 4.6 | 3.9 | ||
| Heads of household ; percentage non-married | 21.4 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 24.1 | ||
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA
Table 28 General Housing Survey, 1956 (1954 and 1955 in brackets)
| Houses inspected | Re-inspections | Total inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 620 | (2,890) | 4,294 | (12,091) | 4,914 | (14,981) |
| Houses in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 174 | (682) | |||
| Houses with slight defects | 2 | (43) | |||
| Houses requiring action | 444 | (2,165) | |||
| Total | 620 | (2,890) | |||