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Poplar 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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APPENDIX C.
SUMMARY OF FORMS C RELATING TO THE WARDS.
| Ward. | Number of Families. | Overcrowded Families per cent. of Total Families. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Overcrowded. | Overcrowded. | Total. | ||
| Bow- | ||||
| North | 1,948 | 329 | 2,277 | 14.4 |
| West | 2,188 | 202 | 2,390 | 8.4 |
| Central | 2,417 | 105 | 2,522 | 4.2 |
| South | 2,096 | 166 | 2,262 | 7.3 |
| BRomlby- | ||||
| North-west | 2,593 | 175 | 2,768 | 6.3 |
| North-east | 2,022 | 309 | 2,331 | 13.2 |
| Central | 3,445 | 257 | 3,702 | 6.9 |
| South-west | 2,336 | 530 | 2,866 | 18.5 |
| South-east | 2,660 | 219 | 2,879 | 7.6 |
| Poplar- | ||||
| North-west | 3,282 | 411 | 3,693 | 11.1 |
| West | 1,786 | 343 | 2,129 | 16.1 |
| East | 1,876 | 354 | 2,230 | 15.9 |
| Millwall | 1,944 | 352 | 2,296 | 15.3 |
| Cubitt Town | 2,429 | 328 | 2,757 | 11.9 |
| Totals | 33,022 | 4,080 | 37,102 | 11.0 |
Comments on Appendix C.
It will be seen that overcrowding is greatest in Bromley South-West
Ward (18.5 per cent.); Poplar West Ward (16.1 per cent.); Poplar
East Ward (15.9 per cent.); and least in Bow Central Ward (4.2 per cent.).