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From the above table it can be calculated that 521 per cent, of the males and 59.5 per cent,
of the females are single; that 443 per cent, of the males and 29.8 per cent of the females are married;
that 3.4 per cent, of the males and 10.5 per cent. of the females are widowed and that 0.2 per cent,
of the males and of the females are divorced. In the County of London 54.7 per cent. of the males
and 54.2 per cent, of the females are single, and 41.8 per cent, of the males and 36.4 per cent, of
the females are married, whilst 3.5 per cent. of the males and 9.4 per cent. of the females are either
widowed or divorced.

DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THE ABOVE TABLE.
Private Family,—Any person or group of persons in separate occupation of any premises or part of premises
is treated as a separate family, lodgers being so treated only when returned as boarding separately and not
otherwise. Private families comprise all such families with the exception of those enumerated in (i) Institutions,
or (ii) Business establishments or boarding-houses in which the number of resident trade assistants or resident
boarders exceeds the number of members of the employer's or householder's family (including private domestic
servants).
Structurally Separate Dwellings.—A structurally separate dwelling is defined 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; thus, a house-let-in-lodgings
without being specially adapted for the purpose is one dwelling only. But where a private house has been subdivided
into maisonettes or portions, each having its front door opening on to the street or on to a common landing
or staircase to which visitors have access, then each such portion is treated as a separate unit.
Where an undivided private house is used partly for business or professional purposes, it is treated as
occupied by a private family unless the portion used for non-domestic purposes consists of at least three rooms
and is more than one quarter ot the whole. The dwellings shown in this Table are those occupied by private
families only.
Rooms.—The rooms enumerated are the usual living rooms, including bedrooms and kitchens, but excluding
sculleries, landings, lobbies, closets, bathrooms, or any warehouse, office, or shop rooms.