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Camberwell 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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Table: HOUSING. General Housing Conditions in the Area. Some idea of the housing conditions can be drawn from the following table, obtained from the Census Returns, 1921:—

HOUSING. General Housing Conditions in the Area. Some idea of the housing conditions can be drawn from the following table, obtained from the Census Returns, 1921:—

Area.Private Families.Population in Private Families.Structurally Separate Dwellings Occupied.Rooms Occupied.Rooms per Person.
London1,120,8974,243,838701,0354,057,2710.96
Camberwell. Totals66,104259,59141,419248,5290.96
No. Wards.
1. The West3,89815,2652,35412,0860.79
2. Addington3,23214,3772,3929,9030.69
3. Town Hall3,33012,8282,22010,8000.84
4. St. George's4,05616,5482,22112,6690.77
5. Cobourg3,73316,0521,84611,7480.73
6. Marlborough3,42413,2051,78911,3720.86
7. North Peckham3,75316,1972,17311,4850.71
8. Goldsmith3,73115,5432,22312,0550.78
9. Clifton4,12415,9882,35814,0510.88
10. Rye Lane2,3328,6461,4588,1890.95
11. St. Mary s3,01610,9971,78811,2001.02
12. Nunhead3,43613,9992,11311,8940.85
13. The Rye2,73210,3412,00112,4921.21
14. St. Giles'2,90810,2361,55010,6371.04
15. Lyndhurst3,16211,0811,97913,7841.24
16. St. John's3,98114,3782,53116,5401.15
17. Alleyn3,41812,8702,18314,1931.10
18. Ruskin4,07015,8233,08620,9501.32
19. The Hamlet2,98511,7392,49316,4541.40
20. The College7833,4786616,0271.73

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Definitions of Terms used in the above Table.
Private Family.—Any person or group of persons included in a
separate return as being in separate occupation of any premises or part
of premises is treated as a separate family for Census purposes, lodgers
being so treated only when returned as boarding separately, and not
otherwise. Private families comprise all such families with the exception
ception of those enumerated in (i) Institutions or (ii) business establishments
or boarding houses in which the number of resident trade assistant
or resident boarders exceeds the number of members of the
employer's or householder's family (including private domestic servants).
Structurally Separate Duellings.—A structurally separate dwelling
has been defined for the Census as any room or set of rooms, intended
or used for habitation, having separate access either to the street or to
a common landing or staircase. Thus each flat in a block of flats is a
separate unit; a private house which has not been structurally subdivided
is similarly a single unit whether occupied by one family or
by several families. But where a private house has been sub-divided
into maisonettes or portions, each having its front door opening on to