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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
Ilford 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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ACCOMMODATION AND HOUSING.
| Ilford. | East Ham. | West Ham. | Barking. | Walth-amstow. | Leyton. | Essex. | London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Structurally Separate Dwellings returned as:— | ||||||||
| Private Houses | 96 | 88 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 81 | 91 | 68 |
| Maisonettes, Flats, Tenements, &c. | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 21 |
| Attached to Shops, Offices, Warehouses,&c. | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| Number of Rooms per dwelling | 5.75 | 5.21 | 5.27 | 4.72 | 5.22 | 5.52 | 5.41 | 5.85 |
| Number of Families per dwelling | 1.13 | 1.26 | 1.43 | 1.12 | 1.20 | 1.26 | 1.19 | 1.60 |
| Number of Persons per family | 3.98 | 4.17 | 4.33 | 4.64 | 4.36 | 4.02 | 4.39 | 3.79 |
| Number of Rooms per person—all private families | 1.28 | 0.99 | 0.85 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 0.96 |
| Increase in dwellings, 1911-21 | 1,953 or | 2,838 or | 1,859 or | 1.048 or | 1,745 or | 1,078 or | 24,983 | 27,738 |
| 12.3% | 90.5% | 4% | 18.2% | 7.6% | 4.6% | or 9.5% | or 4.1% | |
| Increase in private families, 1911-21 | 3,256 or | 4,764 or | 6,903 or | 1,339 or | 3,138 or | 3,656 or | 43,955 | 96,946 |
| 19.4% | 16.3% | 11.2% | 21.4% | 11.9% | 13.4% | or 14.9% | or 9.5% | |
| Population living more than two persons to a room | 2,489 | 10,983 | 48,792 | 4,052 | 9,606 | 8,841 | 113,775 | 683,498 |
| or Percentage of total private family population living more than two persons to a room | 3.1 | 7.8 | 16.4 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 16.1 |