London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Holborn 1922

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1922

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Table: Table showing Conditions in Typical Talement-houses respecting Overcrowding, Accommodation for Washing Clothes,Storing and Cooking Food, &c.

Table showing Conditions in Typical Talement-houses respecting Overcrowding, Accommodation for Washing Clothes,Storing and Cooking Food, &c.

TYPE OF HOME.Number of Homes Reported OnOvercrowdedAccommodation for Washing ClothesStorage for FoodAccommodation for Cooking FoodLighting of Staircase
ExistingBy-lawsProposed New Bv-law (H.T.P. Act)Percentage Overcrowded under New By-lawProvidedNot ProvidedPercentage Not ProvidedProvidedNot ProvidedRangeGas CookerRange and Gas CookerOpen FirePercentage with Open Fire onlyNaturalPercentage Not-AdequateArtificialPercentage Not Provided
SatisfactoryNot SatisfactorySatisfactoryNot Satisfactory
No.Per rentage.AdequateNot AdequateProvidedNot Provided
One room5046122332448...743881491116324881474988
Two rooms29
1 st room68191521241202269710310
2nd room33
Three rooms18
1 st room2322
2nd room47945284685546716
3rd room12
Four rooms5
1st room......10
2nd room...25............2360...14......
3rd room......
4th room......
Total1022031175294140620767427233220204881474988