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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
Islington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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53 [1936
Size of D welling.
| Maximum "equivalent number " of persons. | Corresponding number of rooms (approx.). | Number of dwellings of each size overcrowded. |
|---|---|---|
| 0-2 | 1 | 750 |
| 3 | 2 | 3,975 |
| 3½- 5 | 3 | 1,610 |
| 5½- 7½ | 4 | 381 |
| 8-9 | 5 | 30 |
| 9½-10½ | 6 | 9 |
| 11 -12½ | 7 | 2 |
| 13 and over | 8 | 0 |
| 6,757 |
From the tabulated figures and by a process of deduction the approximate number of new buildings required to relieve the overcrowded condition has been ascertained to be 2,504, and are as follows:—
| 3 rooms 1,248 | 7 rooms 65 |
| 4 „ 543 | 8 „ 14 |
| 5 „ 534 | 9 „ 5 |
| 6 „ 94 | 10 „ 1 |
The temporary staff employed in the survey were recruited from the Local
Employment Exchanges and comprised 6 clerical assistants, 16 survey assistants
and 30 enumerators.
The total sum paid in wages to the temporary staff, including National Health
Insurance Stamps, was £1,211 8s. 11d., the London County Council contributing
£596 14s. 11d. of this sum.