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 Households by Marital Condition, Age and Sex of Head
| Area | Total Households | Percentage of households with heads as follows - | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Married | Non-married under 40 years either sex | Non-married males aged- | Non-married females aged- | ||||
| 40-59 | 60 & over | 40-59 | 60 & over | ||||
| London | 1,120,710 | 68.5 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 12.7 |
| Kensington | 60,718 | 54.5 | 14.0 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 11.3 | 13.7 |
| Private Households by Marital Condition, Age and Sex of Head | |||||||
| Area | Total Households | Percentage of households with heads as follows - | |||||
| Married | Non-married under 40 years either sex | Non-married males aged- | Non-married females aged- | ||||
| 40-59 | 60 & over | 40-59 | 60 & over | ||||
| London | 1,120,710 | 68.5 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 12.7 |
| Kensington | 60,718 | 54.5 | 14.0 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 11.3 | 13.7 |
The following table gives the private households, showing
the number of persons in the number of rooms occupied per
household
Private households related to persons and rooms occupied
| Number of persons in household | Number of households occupying the following number of rooms | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Over 6 | ||
| 1 | 11,595 | 4,126 | 2,364 | 843 | 322 | 167 | 195 | |
| 2 | 3,076 | 5,375 | 5,090 | 2,467 | 1,011 | 614 | 584 | |
| 3 | 524 | 2,440 | 3,226 | 2,166 | 971 | 572 | 701 | |
| 4 | 132 | 1,111 | 1,708 | 1,549 | 727 | 472 | 631 | |
| 5 | 28 | 333 | 635 | 806 | 442 | 309 | 544 | |
| 6 | 3 | 122 | 228 | 437 | 221 | 168 | 348 | |
| 7 | - | 24 | 72 | 227 | 114 | 89 | 187 | |
| 8 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 75 | 69 | 35 | 101 | |
| 9 | - | 6 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 24 | 52 | |
| Over 9 | - | 4 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 50 | |
| TOTALS | 15,359 | 13,552 | 13,367 | 8,641 | 3,944 | 2,462 | 3,393 | |
Below is shown the room density of private households.
| Persons per room | Households | Persons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| Over 3 | 218 | 0.4 | 1,143 | 0.8 |
| 3 and over 2 | 1,174 | 1.9 | 5,649 | 3.8 |
| 2 and over 1½ | 5,487 | 9.0 | 18,520 | 12.4 |
| 1½ and over 1 | 5,930 | 9.8 | 24,570 | 16.7 |
| 1 or less | 47,909 | 78.9 | 98,493 | 66.3 |
| TOTALS | 60,718 | 100% | 148,375 | 100% |