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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
Southwark 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 32.
LONDON BOROUGHS.
PERCENTAGE OF OVERCROWDING AT CENSUS OF 1901.
| borough. | percentage. | borough. | percentage. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 13.57 | Shoreditch | 29.95 |
| Kensington | 14.84 | Bethnal Green | 29.62 |
| Hammersmith | 11.76 | Stepney | 33.21 |
| Fulham | 10.85 | Poplar | 16.41 |
| Chelsea | 14.43 | Southwark | 22.35 |
| Westminster (City of) | 13.03 | Bermondsey | 19.66 |
| St. Marylebone. | 21.12 | Lambeth | 12.22 |
| Hampstead | 6.37 | Battersea | 10.89 |
| St. Pancras | 23.98 | Wandsworth | 4.46 |
| Islington | 17.00 | Camberwell | 9.65 |
| Stoke Newington | 5.52 | Deptford | 9.06 |
| Hackney | 10.18 | Greenwich | 8.30 |
| Holborn | 25.05 | Lewisham | 2.67 |
| Finsbury | 35.22 | Woolwich | 6.60 |
| London (City of) | 10.85 | London | 16.01 |