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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hampstead 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Table 2. Table shewing size of family where Overcrowding obtains,i.e., Cases on Overcrowding Basis.
| No. of Cases. | * Persons. |
|---|---|
| 7 cases of overcrowding in families of | 2½ persons. |
| 3 „ „ „ | 3 „ |
| 21 „ „ „ | 3½ „ |
| 28 „ „ „ | 4 „ |
| 9 „ „ „ | 4½ „ |
| 22 „ „ „ | 5 „ |
| 6 „ „ „ | 5½ „ |
| 9 „ „ ,, | 6 „ |
| 7 ,, ,, ,, | 6½ „ |
| 6 ,, ,, ,, | 7 ,, |
| 1 ,, ,, ,, | 7½ „ |
| 1 ,, ,, ,, | 8 ,, |
| 1 ,, ,, ,, | 9 ,, |
| 2 ,, ,, ,, | 10 ,, |
| 123 |
* Persons—Child between 1 and 10 years counts as ½ person.
Table 3. Table indicating (in persons) extent to which families are overcrowded.
| No. of Cases. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 dwellings are overcrowded by | ½ person. | ||
| 41 „ „ | 1 „ | ||
| 15 „ „ | 1½ persons. | ||
| 18 „ „ | 2 „ | ||
| 9 „ „ | 2½ „ | ||
| 1 „ „ | 3 „ | ||
| 1 „ „ | 3½ „ | ||
| 2 „ | 4 „ | ||
| 123 | |||
Table 4. Details of the 4 cases, where overcrowding is 3 persons and over.
| 1. A family of 6 over 10 living in | 2 rooms. |
| 2. A family of 6 over 10 and 1 under 10 living in | 2 rooms. |
| 3. A family of 7 over 10 (and 1 child 10 months not counted) living in | 2 rooms. |
| 4. A family of 6 over 10 and 2 under 10 living in | 2 rooms. |