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Paddington 1901
Report on the vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1901
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ESTIMATED POPULATION.
Persons.—At the Census of 1891, 19,820 persons were living in overcrowded homes, as
oompared with 19,531 in 1901; in other words, 16.7 per cent, of the total inhabitants were so
housed in 1891, against 13.5 per cent, in 1901, a reduction of 3'2 per cent. If the figures be
considered in relation to the numbers living in homes of less than five rooms, it is found that the
percentage overcrowded in 1891 was 41.5, and in 1901 27.6, a reduction of 13.9 per cent.
In homes of one room.
4,636 persons were overcrowded in 1891, equal to 47.9 per cent, of the persons living in such homes.
3,694 do. do. 1901, do. 40.0 do. do.
In homes of two rooms.
9,597 persons were overcrowded in 1891, do. 48.9 do. do
9,406 do. do. 1901, do. 41.6 do. do.
In homes of three rooms.
4,192 persons were overcrowded in 1891, do. 22.0 do. do.
4,695 do. do. 1901, do. 18.8 do. do.
In homes of four rooms.
1,395 persons were overcrowded in 1891, do. 14.1 do. do.
1,73b do. do. 1901, do. 10.5 do. do.
The corresponding returns for the selected districts are set out in Table 8.
TABLE 8.
Overcrowding—Persons.
Percentage of residents in each class of home overcrowded.
| No. of rooms in home. | Census of. | Metropolis. | Kensington. | Westminster. | Marylebone. | Hampstead. | PADDINGTON. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1891 | 55.3 | 52.4 | .. | 54.7 | 61.2 | 47.9 |
| 1901 | 48.4 | 45.3 | 41.3 | 45.2 | 33.7 | 40.0 | |
| 2 | 1891 | 48.0 | 52.0 | .. | 52.6 | 50.2 | 48.9 |
| 1901 | 42.3 | 47.2 | 35.3 | 46.9 | 33.9 | 41.6 | |
| 3 | 1891 | 29.0 | 31.8 | .. | 31.1 | 29.1 | 22.0 |
| 1901 | 24.9 | 29.6 | 22.7 | 28.6 | 18.1 | 18.8 | |
| 4 | 1891 | 15.5 | 16.7 | .. | 17.1 | 13.8 | 14.1 |
| 1901 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 11.5 | 16.0 | 9.1 | 10.5 | |
| All homes of less than 5 rooms. | 1891 | 35.6 | 40.5 | .. | 44.7 | 36.1 | 41.5 |
| 1901 | 29.6 | 35.5 | 28.5 | 37.9 | 21.6 | 27.6 |
With the exception of Hampstead, the statistics of which would appear to have been framed
on different rules in 1891 to those adopted in 1901, the ratios of the Borough are the lowest of the
series, the proportion of overcrowded in homes of two rooms in 1891 being the only exception.
ESTIMATED POPULATION.
For the purposes of annual statistics an annual estimate has to be made. Unfortunately,
the data already obtained are insufficient to calculate the estimates on the rule adopted in previous