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Islington 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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1936] 54

Table: HOUSING ACT, 1935—ISLINGTON— Distribution of working-class families in relation

HOUSING ACT, 1935—ISLINGTON— Distribution of working-class families in relation

Size of family ("equivalent number'' of persons).Size of dwelling occupied, in terms of the maximum "equivalent number" of persons
*0*½1l½22½33½44½55½66½7
1———9,979—3,303——1,325———443——
1½——1359107——40———12——
2——1789† 1,59110,581340—8,297———3,028——
2½——234416493,211—3,245———820——
3——316910623,275—5,916———3,937——
3½———31—1,2781641,362823—809——
4———22—1,3486615811761,757—2,982——
4½———613691762354427—530——
5———214112072979751—1,538—1
5½———2—134——421512139421
6———1—1371149221712444799
6½————146——184276111440
7—————3611154—118162154
7½———1—12——65—214721
8—————16——44——413632
8½—————2——15———5112
9—————2——4———32——
9½—————1——4———16——
10————————4———12——
10½————————1———3——
11————————3———2——
11½———————————————
12———————————————
12½———————————————
13 & over———————————————
Totals of dwellings.Overcrowded——23667†603,854121301,4438849312833225
Notover crowded———9,9821,61914,0406,826420,2662382,958114,53763195
Total——2310,6491,67917,8946,9473421,7093263,0073214,82095220

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* 0 = a dwelling of 1 room under 50 square feet.
½ = a dwelling of 1 room between 60 and 70 square feet (see preamble, p. 51).