Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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PRIVATE FAMILIES AND DWELLINGS AT THE 1921 CENSUS.
Private Families. | Population in Private Families. | Structurally Separate Dwell-ings Occupied. | Rooms Occupied. | Per sonsperRoom. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
London | 1,120,897 | 4,243,838 | 701,035 | 4,057,271 | 1.04 |
Kensington | 43,001 | 158,399 | 27,806 | 194,381 | 0.81 |
North Kensington | 23,639 | 87,987 | 12,413 | 77,061 | 1.14 |
South Kensington | 19,362 | 70,412 | 15,393 | 117,320 | 0.60 |
Wards | |||||
St. Charles | 6,176 | 23,017 | 3,626 | 21,736 | 1.06 |
Golborne | 6,481 | 25,998 | 2,817 | 15,855 | 1.64 |
Norland | 5,906 | 21,391 | 2,839 | 18,452 | 1.16 |
Pembridge | 5,076 | 17,581 | 3,131 | 21,018 | 0.84 |
Holland | 4,541 | 17,469 | 3,861 | 29,126 | 0.60 |
Earl's Court | 4,869 | 15,401 | 3,535 | 23,935 | 0.65 |
Queen's Gate | 2,357 | 9,738 | 2,253 | 17,861 | 0.54 |
Redcliffe | 4,985 | 17,423 | 3,477 | 28.047 | 0.62 |
Brompton | 2,610 | 10,381 | 2,267 | 18,351 | 0.57 |
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 bouse 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 of 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.
HOUSING ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED BY THE COUNCIL BEFORE THE WAR. The number of tenements for the working classes provided, prior to the War, by the Council under the Housing Acts, is shown in the following Table:—
Rooms in Tenement | Number of Tenements. | Rent per Week. |
---|---|---|
1 | 26 | 3/5 to 4/9 |
2 | 62 | 7/4 to 9/9 |
3 | 32 | 10/2 to 11/2 |
Totals | 120 | 3/5 to 11/2 |
The above tenements are all within the Borough.
COMMON LODGING HOUSES. The Common Lodging Houses in the Borough number 8 and contain accommodation for 416 persons.
Ward | Name of Keeper | Address of Common Lodging House | No. of Lodgers for which licensed in 1928. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | |||
Golborne | Madden, James | 194, Kensal Road | 75 | - | 75 |
Norland | Rusha, Alfred | 18 & 20, Bangor Street | — | 69 | 69 |
„ | Woodhouse, Jane E. | 10, Crescent Street | — | 25 | 25 |
„ | Hankins, John Wm. | 28 & 30, do. | 54 | — | 54 |
„ | Woodhouse, Jane E. | 40, do. | — | 25 | 25 |
„ | Rusha, Alfred | 25 & 27, do. | — | 57 | 57 |
„ | Davis, Mark | 66, St. Ann's Road | 66 | — | 66 |
„ | Rusha, Alfred | 34 & 36, Sirdar Road | - | 45 | 45 |
Totals | 195 | 221 | 416 |