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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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55 [1937
OVERCROWDING SURVEY.
to size of family and size of dwelling occupied.
| — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 228 | 229 |
| — | 851 | — | — | 384 | — | — | 111 | — | — | — | 87 | fl 37 | 25,239 | 25,376 |
| — | 138 | — | — | 57 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 24 | 362 | 7,562 | 7,924 |
| — | 1,212 | — | — | 564 | — | — | 196 | — | — | — | 154 | 244 | 15,254 | 15,498 |
| — | 220 | — | — | 74 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 13 | 1,325 | 2,535 | 3,860 |
| — | 1,313 | — | — | 681 | — | — | 212 | — | — | — | 149 | 1,451 | 7,351 | 8,802 |
| — | 223 | — | — | 103 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 20 | 422 | 1,375 | 1,797 |
| 1 | 873 | — | — | 504 | — | 165 | — | — | — | 118 | 549 | 3,951 | 4,500 | |
| 3 | 160 | — | — | 90 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | 22 | 574 | 702 | 1,276 |
| 264 | 502 | — | — | 317 | — | — | 138 | — | — | — | 70 | 663 | 1,481 | 2,144 |
| 76 | 131 | — | — | 58 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 12 | 257 | 349 | 606 |
| 124 | 224 | — | 1 | 168 | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | 47 | 248 | 681 | 929 |
| 47 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 47 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 14 | 113 | 201 | 314 |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 97 | 13 | — | 38 | — | — | — | 29 | 210 | 204 | 414 |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 3 | — | 12 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 75 | 76 | 151 |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 7 | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 47 | 89 | 136 |
| — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 27 | 27 | 54 |
| — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 4 | — | 10 | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 9 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 10 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | †6,757 | //////////// | //////////// |
| 515 | 6,090 | 14 | 24 | 3,309 | 27 | 3 | 1,110 | 5 | 17 | — | 828 | ////////// | 82,671 | |
| 525 | 6,106 | 20 | 32 | 3,313 | 30 | 5 | 1,112 | 5 | 17 | — | 828 | ////////// | //////////// | 89,428 |
† Including 31 families with insufficient accommodation to secure proper sex separation and for that reason
overcrowded.