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Bethnal Green 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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and in 7 instances fresh overcrowding has been discovered.
Pending- the fixing of " the appointed day "
for this Borough we are of course unable to deal with
such occurrences.
For comparison, the following table, similar to that published in my report for 1936, is given in respect of the overcrowding remaining in the Borough at the end of 1937:—
| Degree of overcrowding (expressed in X times the legal standard) | Rooms required | Total families | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Over 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | — | — | 32 |
| ,, 2 | 76 | 170 | 202 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 507 |
| From 1½ to 2 | 69 | 490 | 389 | 68 | 12 | 1 | 1,029 |
| „ 1 to 1½ | 106 | 660 | 466 | 171 | 18 | 1 | 1,422 |
| Segregation | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| Totals | 268 | 1324 | 1071 | 303 | 36 | 3 | 3,005 |