Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1913
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TABLE VI (A).
| Of the 410 tuberculous patients found in 1913:— | |
| 16 | Basement |
| 109 | Ground Floor |
| 85 | First „ |
| 40 | Second „ |
| 15 | Third ,, |
| 59 | Top ,, |
| 18 | more than one „ |
| 68 | in the whole house |
| 410 | |
Those living in a whole house nearly always shared it with lodgers.
TABLE VII (A). The following table gives the number of rooms occupied by tuberculous patients, together with the number of persons living with them.
| No. of Patients occupying one room. | No. of Persons occupying 2 rooms | No. of Patients occupying 3 rooms. | No. of Patients occupying 4 rooms. | No. of Patients occupying 5 rooms. | No. of Patients occupying 6or more rooms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living alone | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| „ with one other person | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| „ 2 other persons | 5 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| „ 3 „ | 3 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 5 | 6 |
| „ 4„ | — | 13 | 30 | 10 | 2 | |
| „ 5„ | — | 8 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 4 |
| ,, 6 „ | — | 4 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 |
| „ 7 „ | — | — | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| „ 8 „ | — | — | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| ,„ 9 „ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| „ 10 „ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| „ 11 „ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Total | 16 | 50 | 150 | 122 | 44 | 28 |