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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 1893
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1893
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of the conditions under which a large proportion of the population
lives. The results taken from a return recently issued by the
Registrar-General are as follows :—
The result taken from a return recently issued by the Registrar-General are as follows:
| Rooms in tenement | Number of tenements with lessthan 5 rooms. | Number of Occupants of Tenements. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine | Ten | Eleven | 12 or more | ||
| 1 | 2245 | 951 | 660 | 374 | 181 | 54 | 17 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 3200 | 317 | 864 | 730 | 561 | 377 | 210 | 95 | 31 | 12 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 5028 | 174 | 967 | 1009 | 904 | 748 | 589 | 347 | 170 | 85 | 23 | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | 2958 | 41 | 316 | 442 | 504 | 465 | 440 | 355 | 215 | 122 | 36 | 12 | 10 |
51,138, or 55 per cent. of the total population, were therefore at
the time of the Census living in tenements of less than five rooms and
they may be classified as follows:-
Class A.
4 or more persons to each room 1579 or 1'7 per cent. of total
Class B. population
3 and under 4 persons to each room, 4261 ,, 4.6 „ „
Class C.
Under 3 and over 2 „ ,, 7265 ,, 8.0 „ „
Class D.
2 persons to a room 8818 „ 9.6 „ „
Class E.
1 and under 2 persons to each room, 24718 „ 26 .9 „ „
Class F.
Less than 1 person to each room 4497 „ 4.9 „ „
The following comparison with the whole of London may be o interest:—
| fulham. | london. | |
|---|---|---|
| Class A | 1.7 | 4.4 |
| „ B | 4.6 | 7.2 |
| „ c | 8.0 | 9.2 |
| „ D | 9.6 | 9.3 |
| „ E | 26.9 | 23.0 |
| „ F | 4.9 | 3.7 |
| 55.7 | 56.8 |