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Dealing with the divisions of Lee, Lewisham and Sydenham
and Forest Hill it will be found that the per centage
increase, based upon the enumerated populations of each division
in 1891 and 1901, amounted to an increase in Lee of 10.3 per cent,
in Lewisham 87 88 per cent and in Sydenham and Forest Hill,
25.5 per cent. (Vide Table 1.)
INHABITED HOUSES.
The Census returns show that the Borough contained
22,750 dwelling houses in 1901, compared with 15,377 in 1891,
an increase of 7,373 or 48.0 per cent, in the decennial period,
compared with an increase of 43.1 per cent. in the population.
It is fortunate that buildings were erected which provided
accommodation slightly in excess of the increased population
thus avoiding over-crowding.
As one would expect, building operations were carried out
most extensively in the Lewisham division, to which is
allocated 68.8 per cent. of the total new houses erected in the
Borough. Sydenham and Forest Hill follows with 24.8 per
cent., and Lee 6.5 per cent.
Only a little more than half of the available building land
has yet been covered, and there is every reason to believe that
extensive building operations will continue for some years,
especially in the Lewisham division.
PERSONS PER HOUSE.
The 22,750 houses in the District contained 27,701
separate families or occupiers while the number of persons
per house, amounted to 5.6 for the whole district, (Vide
Table 2.)