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Fulham 1926
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1926
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Table XII.—Housing Accommodation.
| Number of families occupying | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 room. | 2 rooms. | 3 rooms. | 4 rooms. | 5 rooms. | 6 rooms or more. | |
| Patient living alone | 7 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Patient living with 1 other | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | – |
| ,, „ 2 others | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 3 | – |
| „ „ 11 „ | 5 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 5 |
| „ „ 4 „ | — | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| „ „ 5 „ | — | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| „ „ 6 „ | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| „ „ 7 „ | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| „ „ 8 „ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| „ „ 9 „ | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| Total | 23 | 33 | 83 | 55 | 14 | 9 |
In 1914, 45.1 per cent, of the notified cases occurred
in small houses of three rooms or less, compared with
50.7 per cent, in 1923, 56.6 per cent, in 1924, and
61.1 per cent, in 1925. This year's figures show an
even worse state of affairs, the percentage having
risen to 64.
Table XIII.—Sleeping Accommodation of 217 Tuberculous Patients.
| The patients slept— | |
| In a separate room | In 64 cases. |
| Alone in bed with one other in room | „ 24 „ |
| ,, „ two others in room | „ 17 „ |
| „ „ three others in room | „ 8 „ |
| „ „ four others in room | „ 3 ,, |
| In bed with one person and no others in room | „ 49 „ |
| ,, „ one other in room | „ 27 „ |
| „ „ two others in room | „ 13„ |
| ,, ,, three others in room | „ 1„ |
| In bed with two persons and no other in room | „ 6 „ |
| ,, ,, one other in room | „ 3 ,, |
| „ ,, three others in room | „ 2 „ |
| 217 cases. | |