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The persons whose families are in the enjoyment of the sole
occupation of houses number considerably less than one-half of the
population of Lambeth, while 143,724 persons, or more than onehalf
of the entire population, live in joint occupation in holdings
comprising fewer than five rooms. A number amounting to
about one-twelfth of the population, or in exact figures 22,674,
are the occupants of single-room tenements. 38,395 persons
live in tenements of two rooms, 41,959 in tenements of three
rooms, while 40,696 persons inhabit four room tenements in
houses jointly occupied by two families or more.
The tenements in Lambeth being holdings of less than five
rooms number 40,472. Of these 10,837 are single-room tenements,
and 4,305 give residence to a single occupant; 3,412 to
two persons, 1690 to three persons, 887 to four persons, and 543
to five persons and over. There are 11,485 two-roomed tenements
; 1,318 of these are occupied by a single person, 3,129 by
two persons, 2,463 by three persons, 1,911 by four persons, 1,253
by five persons, and 1,411 by six persons and over.
10,043 are tenements of three rooms ; 375 are occupied by a
single person, 1,987 by two people, 1,960 by three persons, 1,740
by four persons, 1,501 by five persons, 1,068 by six persons. The
four-roomed tenements number 8,127; 134 are occupied by a
single person, 873 by two persons, 1,305 by three persons, 1,396
by four persons, 1,309 by five persons, 1,070 by six persons, 854
by seven persons, 615 by eight persons, 301 by nine persons,
and 270 by ten persons or more.
Nuisances from Sewers.
In the month of April the Sewers and Sanitary Committee,
having taken into its consideration at some length the question of
the prevention of nuisances arising from sewers, formulated a
scheme dealing with the construction, interception, ventilation, and
flushing of sewers. The subject, in the form of a recommendation
from the Committee, was further considered by the Vestry
at a meeting held on the 20th of the same month, and formally
adopted.