London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Bethnal Green 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

This page requires JavaScript

Table: RENTS Table showing families of varying sizes grouped according to gross income per head, showing average rent paid in each group.

RENTS Table showing families of varying sizes grouped according to gross income per head, showing average rent paid in each group.

Size of familyI Under 5/-II 5/- to 6/3III 6/3 to 7/6IV 7/6 to 10/-V 10/- and over
2———1 10/62 7/3
3——1 17-15 9/622 9/11
4——2 7/1032 11/715 12/1
5—1 6/416 9/821 10/119 12/3
6—2 11/1018 11/-8 10/104 14/7
7—3 12/25 13/107 10/7—
8—4 12/95 11/64 14/-2 18/2
9—3 15/63 15/61 8/63 19/6
10—1 10/23 12/-2 17/7—
111 18/8——3 14/11 13/11
12———1 22/-—
131 12/6
Total families Average rent1 18/814 12/554 11/195 11/458 11/11
Average size of family117.66.35.14.4
Approx. average family income44/-42/343/-44/650/11
Approx. % rent to in come42.429.427.525.423.4
Calculated from above averages
Do.26.430.120.028.1
Calculated from 10 random samples in each lincome gr oup