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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

Bethnal Green 1922

Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1922

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Table: Definitions :—For definitions of "Private Family," "Structurally Separate Dwelling" and "Rooms" see note at the head of Table 3.

Definitions :—For definitions of "Private Family," "Structurally Separate Dwelling" and "Rooms" see note at the head of Table 3.

Cols.BuildingsPopulation 1921eDw'ngs occupied by non-pvte families (excl'd from cols. g-p).Structurally Separate Dwellings Occupied by Private Families or Vacant.Total Rooms. P
in course of Erection acompletedVacant on Census night.Occupied by Caretaker1—3 Rooms. k4—5 Rooms. I6—8 Rooms. m9 or more Rooms. nTotal Dwellings. o
not containing Dwellings bcontaining Dwellings c(included in cols. k-p)
3–10,89283,522I. Undivided Private Houses95451,5154,603442434110,88355,683
––322II. Structurally divided Private Houses–––53––826
6–41819,111III. Blocks of Flats, Tenements, etc.–116–4,98934117–5,34713,043
–2752,05911,089IV. Shops241–5281,044458272,0579,308
–9592253,494V. Others235–61103362202860
91,23413,597117,238Total3421657,0986,0944,93537018,49778,920
Principal Buildings in Group V(Others) above—Vacant on Census night1416015–216660
–740159689Offices, Factories,Dwellings occupied by 1 private family6,7523,4409355511,18237,488
Warehouses,„ „ 2 „ families1862,2042,758545,.20228,291
Workshops,„ „ 3 or more private fmls.193901,2272611,89712,481
––––HotelsTotal Dwellings occupied by private No. families %6,9576,0344,92037018,28178,260
–2181,549Institutions.3833272100–
–291136Places of WorshipTotal private families therein7,1819,03510,309107127,596–
–413Places of Amusement.

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The total rooms in dwellings occupied by private families as shown in the following table is usually slightly in excess of
the total rooms occupied owing to the fact that in certain dwellings inhabited by two or more families, part of the dwelling was
unoccupied on Census night.