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Paddington 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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POPULATION.
portions living in three and four rooms, in the former of which there was an increase of 22 per
cent. and in the latter of 1.0 per cent. The falls in the percentages of persons living in tenements
of one and two rooms in Queen.s Park and Church Wards are satisfactory.
TABLE 9. Tenements. Changes in Ratios (per cent.) to all Tenements, 1901.11.
| Ward. | One Room. | Two Rooms. | Three Rooms. | Four Rooms. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen.s Park | __ .07 | -2.7 | + 3.8 | + 5.0 |
| Harrow Road | + 19 | + 1.2 | + 16 | + 03 |
| Maida Vale | -0.4 | -2.7 | -1.1 | + 5.0 |
| Westbourne | + 2.2 | + 1.4 | + 2.0 | + 1.7 |
| Church | + 0.2 | -2.7 | + 3.2 | + 0.7 |
| Lancaster Gate, | ||||
| West | -0.5 | + 1.7 | + 1.9 | + 09 |
| East | -0.3 | + 0.8 | + 0.1 | + 02 |
| Hyde Park | -32 | + 2.2 | + 2.5 | + 01 |
TABLE 10. Housing—Tenements. Inhabitants occupying each class of Tenement.
| Total Population | Living in Tenements of | Percentage of Total Population living in Tenements of | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than Five Rooms | One Room | Two Rooms | Three Rooms | Four Rooms | Less than Five Rooms | One Room | Two Rooms | Three Rooms | Four Rooms | ||||
| Borough | 1901 | 143,976 | 73,232 | 9,233 | 22,596 | 24,933 | 16,470 | 50.8 | 6.4 | 15.7 | 17.3 | 11.4 | |
| 1911 | 142,551 | 77,090 | 9,255 | 22,321 | 27,816 | 17,698 | 54.1 | 6.5 | 15.6 | 19.5 | 12.4 | ||
| Queen.s Park | 1901 | 17.181 | 8,884 | 742 | 2,099 | 2,421 | 3,622 | 51.7 | 4.3 | 12.2 | 14.1 | 21.1 | |
| 1911 | 16,112 | 9,319 | 670 | 1,592 | 2,921 | 4,136 | 57.8 | 4.1 | 9.9 | 18.1 | 25.7 | ||
| Harrow Road | 1901 | 27,704 | 20,908 | 1,262 | 4,121 | 11,046 | 4,479 | 75.5 | 4.5 | 14.9 | 39.9 | 16.2 | |
| 1911 | 27,058 | 22,236 | 1,387 | 4,498 | 11,846 | 4,507 | 82.2 | 5.1 | 16.6 | 43.8 | 16.6 | ||
| Maida Vale | 1901 | 18,718 | 8,130 | 896 | 2,773 | 2,823 | 1,638 | 43.4 | 4.8 | 14.8 | 151 | 8.7 | |
| 1911 | 20,831 | 9,472 | 1,085 | 2,972 | 3,137 | 2,278 | 45.5 | 5.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 109 | ||
| Westbourne | 1901 | 23,776 | 11,010 | 1,591 | 3,685 | 3,533 | 2,201 | 46.3 | 6.7 | 155 | 14.9 | 9.2 | |
| 1911 | 23,460 | 12,392 | 1,796 | 4,220 | 3,920 | 2,457 | 52.8 | 7.6 | 18.0 | 16.7 | 10.5 | ||
| Church | 1901 | 26,277 | 18,208 | 4,063 | 8,510 | 3,296 | 2,339 | 69.3 | 15.5 | 32.4 | 12.5 | 8.9 | |
| 1911 | 25,050 | 17,919 | 3,866 | 7,620 | 4,090 | 2,344 | 71.3 | 15.4 | 30.4 | 16.3 | 9.3 | ||
| Lancaster Gate, West | 1901 | 8,456 | 1,287 | 101 | 208 | 328 | 650 | 15.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 7.7 | |
| 1911 | 9,146 | 1,392 | 76 | 262 | 415 | 639 | 15.2 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 7.0 | ||
| Lancaster Gate, East | 1901 | 7,939 | 1,286 | 79 | 187 | 571 | 449 | 16.2 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 5.6 | |
| 1911 | 8,007 | 1,183 | 61 | 188 | 485 | 449 | 14.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 5.6 | ||
| Hyde Park | 1901 | 13,925 | 3,519 | 499 | 1,013 | 915 | 1,092 | 25.3 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.8 | |
| 1911 | 12,887 | 3,173 | 314 | 969 | 1,002 | 888 | 24.6 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 6.9 | ||
So far the question of housing has been considered simply as one of numbers, whereas it
should be one of accommodation. For the full consideration of that point information would be
required of the sexes and ages of the occupants, the sizes, structure, &c., of the buildings, and of
many other factors which are not furnished through the census. Much of the required