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Southwark 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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TABLE 3.—PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE, ROOMS OCCUPIED AND DENSITY OF OCCUPATION—1951 CENSUS

No. of Persons in Family.Number of Private Families Occupying the Following Number of Rooms.Total Private FamiliesPopulation in Private FamiliesRooms OccupiedAverage Number of Persons per Room.
123456-78-910 or more.
11,9962,5941.4392682528446,3586,35812,9500.49
22993,0643,6821,2672031701728,70417,40824,7560.70
31211,5493,3771,6763732761737,39222,17623,7690.93
4255902,2671,5104203333245,18120,72418,4821,12
561587918302883042942,41012,0509,5861.26
64362724271981772841,1466,8764,9481.39
719661811001102174953,4652,3611.47
83125649561211891,5129591.58
92225283113-1019095491.66
10 or more391932112768224441.85
Total Private Families2,4528,00511,9116,2491,7031,5171843132,052
Population in Private Families3,11816,84034,19522,6177,4076,9521,01215992,3000.93
Rooms occupied2,45216,01035,73324,9968,5159,2721,49433298,804
762503721955347611,000 1

Distribution per 1,000 households by rooms occupied,