Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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HOUSING ACT, 1935.—OVERCROWDING SURVEY.
Distribution of working-class families in relation to size of family and size of dwelling occupied.
Metropolitan Borough of LEWISHAM.
Size of family ("equivalent number" of persons) | Size of dwelling occupied, in terms of the maximum "equivalent number" of persons permitted to occupy it without causing it to be overcrowded. | Totals of Families. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | 6 | 6½ | 7 | 7½ | 8 | 8½ | 9 | 9½ | 10 | 10½ | 11 | 11½ | 12 | 12½ | 13 & over. | Overcrowded. | Not Overcrowded, | Total. | ||
1 | 3 | 862 | 28 | 661 | 8 | 1 | 508 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 263 | — | — | 2 | 119 | 1 | — | 66 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 2,560 | 2,560 | |
1½ | — | 1 | 3 | 28 | 1 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 58 | |
— | 7 | 56 | 1,439 | 58 | — | 2,569 | 4 | 29 | — | 1,675 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1,095 | — | — | 480 | 2 | — | 166 | — | — | — | 75 | 7 | 7,657 | 7,664 | ||
1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 315 | — | 1,196 | 10 | 47 | — | 712 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 294 | — | — | 90 | — | — | 13 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 10 | 2,694 | 2,704 | ||
3 | — | 3 | 4 | 11 | 218 | 1 | 1,916 | 13 | 82 | — | 2,111 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1,496 | — | — | 695 | 1 | 1 | 270 | — | — | — | 84 | 18 | 6,905 | 6,923 | |
3½ | — | — | 2 | 56 | 16 | 1 | 666 | 4 | 80 | 2 | 717 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 341 | — | — | 131 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | 7 | 74 | 1,998 | 2,072 | |
4 | — | — | 4 | 44 | 14 | — | 6 | 31 | 614 | 1 | 1,650 | 18 | 12 | 40 | 1,331 | 3 | 5 | 722 | 2 | 1 | 270 | — | 1 | — | 113 | 62 | 4,820 | 4,882 | |
4½ | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 298 | — | 574 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 345 | 1 | — | 127 | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | 13 | 18 | 1,439 | 1,457 | |
— | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 220 | 4 | 888 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 807 | 2 | 8 | 412 | 2 | — | 221 | — | — | — | 89 | 32 | 2,693 | 2,725 | ||
5½ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 105 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 365 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 229 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | — | 49 | — | — | — | 18 | 145 | 780 | 925 | |
6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 98 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 129 | 67 | 49 | 63 | 440 | 19 | 5 | 234 | 5 | — | 114 | 1 | — | 1 | 56 | 137 | 1,183 | 1,320 | |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 87 | 27 | 33 | 37 | 128 | 10 | 1 | 61 | 1 | — | 46 | — | — | 1 | 15 | 130 | 360 | 490 | ||
7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 66 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 204 | 7 | 4 | 117 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 119 | 488 | 607 | |
7½ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 94 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 1 | — | 20 | — | — | — | 9 | 71 | 183 | 254 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 63 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 46 | — | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | 22 | 84 | 147 | 231 | ||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 42 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 20 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 6 | 55 | 62 | 117 | ||
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | 5 | 35 | 58 | 93 | |
9½ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 26 | 17 | 43 | |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 18 | 16 | 34 | |
10½ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
11 | — | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
11½ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | |
12 | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
13 & over | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
TOTALS OF DWELLINGS | OVERCROWDED | 1 | 12 | 17 | 136 | 40 | 4 | 271 | 27 | 77 | 9 | 323 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,057 | ||
NOT OVER CROWDED | 3 | 863 | 87 | 2,133 | 600 | 3 | 6,876 | 75 | 1,377 | 9 | 9,091 | 144 | 148 | 247 | 6,937 | 78 | 88 | 3,339 | 22 | 9 | 1,417 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 569 | 34,125 | |||
TOTAL | 4 | 875 | 104 | 2,269 | 640 | 7 | 7,147 | 102 | 1,454 | 18 | 9,414 | 196 | 164 | 257 | 6,955 | 103 | 104 | 3,340 | 23 | 10 | 1,417 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 569 | 35,182 |