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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
Fulham 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Comparison of Over-crowding in Fulham and other
Metropolitan Boroughs.
It may be of interest to learn how Fulham stands with regard
to over-crowding as compared with other metropolitan boroughs,
and the following table shows the number over-crowded in each
borough out of every 100 families or separate occupiers in each
kind of tenement.
TABLE XIII.
| - | 1901. | 1891. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Persons. | Percentage of Total Population. | Total Persons. | Percentage of Total Population. | |
| Class A. Four or more persons to a room | 943 | 0.69 | 1,579 | 1.7 |
| Class B. Three and under four persons to a room | 4,585 | 3.34 | 4,261 | 4.6 |
| Class C. Under three and over two persons to a room | 10,268 | 7.47 | 7,265 | 8.0 |
| Class I). Two persons to a room | 12,230 | 8 90 | 8,818 | 9.6 |
| Class E. One and under two persons to a room | 45,037 | 32.8 | 24,718 | 26.9 |
| Class F. Less than one person to a room | 9,305 | 6.7 | 4,497 | 4.9 |