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Ilford 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following statistics have been obtained from information
compiled at the census of 1921:—
ACCOMMODATION AND HOUSING.
Percentage of Structurally Separate Dwellings returned as:—
Private Houses 96
Maisonettes, Flats, Tenements, &c. —
Attached to Shops, Offices, Warehouses, &c. 4
Number of Rooms per dwelling 5.75
Number of Families per dwelling 1.18
Number of Persons per family 3.98
Number of Rooms per person—all private families 1.28
Increase in dwellings, 1911-21 1,953 or 12.3%
Increase in private families—1911-21 3,256 or 19.4%
Population living more than two persons to a room 2,489
or
Percentage of total private family population living more
than two persons to a room 31
The following are particulars of Private Families, classified by size of family, rooms occupied, and density of occupation
| Ilford. | Essex. | London. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of families occupying 1 room | 508 | 12,107 | 147,797 |
| Population of families occupying 1 room | 882 | 23,760 | 262,363 |
| Rooms occupied | 508 | 12,100 | — |
| Number of families occupying 2 rooms | 1,257 | 27,295 | 236,856 |
| Population of families occupying 2 rooms | 3,045 | 75,349 | 742,485 |
| Rooms occupied | 2,509 | 54,524 | — |
| Number of families occupying 3 rooms | 1,748 | 58,514 | 262,785 |
| Population of families occupying 3 rooms | 5,629 | 224,769 | 1,009,708 |
| Rooms occupied | 5,235 | 175,474 | — |
| Number of families occupying 4 rooms | 2,077 | 77,728 | 201,958 |
| Population of families occupying 4 rooms | 8,412 | 327,879 | 899,301 |
| Rooms occupied | 8,295 | 310,867 | — |
| Number of families occupying 5 rooms | 6,875 | 75,153 | 101,213 |