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Paddington 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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TUBERCULOUS DISEASES. 25

Housing of "Consumptives" Reported during 1908.

No. of rooms occupied.Total Occupants (persons, all ages).
12345678910
1Total families 822433...............
No. of families ofchildrenunder 10 years.08222...2...............
1......21..................
2.........2..................
3............1...............
2Total families ...4151151271......
No. of familiesof children under 10 years.0...29222............
1...261. . ................
2.........8131.... . ....
3............232i......
4...............42.........
5..................2.........
3Total families ...443464...1l
No. of familiesof children under 10 years.0...432..................
1......1......11.........
0.........1331.........
3............121......l
4...............................
5..................1...i...
4Total families ...2...13...1l......
No. of families of childrenunder 10 years.0...2...11...1.........
1..............................
2............2...............
3..............................
4.....................l......

The locations of 126 of the tenements, qua houses, were :—
In basement ... 22 17*4 per cent.
On ground floor ... 27 21*4 ,,
On first „ ... 37 29*3 ,,
On second „ ... 40 31*7 „

A comparison of the housing table for living cases with that for deaths, shows that the conditions at decease were slightly worse, and may be taken as an indication of the deterioration of home surroundings which results from the continued incapacity due to the

disease.Number of Rooms to a tenement.Percentages residing in each class of Tenement. " Consumptives."Whole Borough, 1901.Average number of persons per Room. " Consumptives."Whole Borough, 1901.
Living.Dead.Living.Dead.
128.729.26.42.32.01.8
239.527.715.64.54.11.7
319.421.517.35.04.71.3
45.75.411.44.75.21.2