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Islington 1906

Fifty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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[1906
In Islington South— That 850 one-room tenements are similarly over-
East. crowded
That 1,086 two-room „ „ „
That 483 three-room „ „ „
That 174 four-room „ „ „
111 Highbury.— That 333 one-room tenements are similarly overcrowded
That 361 two-room „ „ .
That 149 three-room „ „ „
That 95 four-room „ „ „
"With respect to the number of persons living in these overcrowded
tenements in the various sub-districts I find that
In Upper Holloway.— 2,591 persons resided in overcrowded 1-room tenements.
5,662 „ „ „ 2-room
3,023 „ „ „ 3-room
1,466 „ „ „ 4-room „
Total - 12,742 „ „ „ 1 to 4-room
In Lower Holloway.— 1,576 persons resided in overcrowded 1-room tenements.
4,779 ,, ,, ,, 2-room „
2,778 ,, „ „ 3-room
1,165 ,, ,, ,, 4-room ,,
Total - 10,298 „ „ „ 1 to 4-room „
In Barnsbury.— 3,341 persons resided in overcrowded 1 room tenements.
7,141 ,, ,, ,, 2-room „
3,311 ,, ,, ,, 3-room „
1,009 ,, ,, ,, 4-room „
Total - 14,802 „ „ „ 1 to 4-room „
In Islington South— 2,966 persons resided in overcrowded i-room tenements.
East.
6,360 „ „ „ 2-room „
3,700 „ ,, ,, 3-room
1,650 „ „ „ 4-room „
Total - 14,676 „ „ „ 1 to 4 room „