Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 6.—SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS OF PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS—CENSUS 1951
E = Exclusive use. | S=Sharing with another household. | N = Entirely without. | ||||||||||
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Total No. of Households | Piped Water | Cooking Stove | Kitchen Sink | Water Closet | Fixed Bath | |||||||
Households | Households | Households | Households | Households | ||||||||
S | N | S | N | S | N | S | N | S | N | |||
Households :— | 32,052 | 10,262 | 298 | 1,213 | 321 | 5,093 | 1,144 | 10,959 | 120 | 859 | 24,744 | |
Comprising (persons) | l | 6,358 | 3,198 | 94 | 574 | 267 | 2,126 | 400 | 3,454 | 36 | 223 | 5,673 |
2 | 8,704 | 2,944 | 85 | 293 | 27 | 1,391 | 370 | 3,180 | 35 | 258 | 7,111 | |
3 | 7,392 | 2,062 | 53 | 158 | 13 | 860 | 220 | 2,294 | 21 | 199 | 5,602 | |
4 or 5 | 7,591 | 1,667 | 51 | 149 | 12 | 603 | 127 | 1,716 | 21 | 150 | 5,095 | |
6 or more | 2,007 | 391 | 15 | 39 | 2 | 113 | 27 | 315 | 7 | 29 | 1,263 | |
In single Household Dwellings occupying (rooms.) | 1 | 849 | 532 | 20 | 21 | 34 | 480 | 28 | 625 | 6 | 35 | 749 |
2 | 3,750 | 1,127 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 806 | 80 | 1,093 | 18 | 64 | 2,933 | |
3 | 6,551 | 1,026 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 468 | 49 | 632 | 12 | 39 | 4,072 | |
4 or 5 | 4,417 | 531 | 43 | 33 | 8 | 108 | 55 | 220 | 8 | 46 | 2,168 | |
6 or more | 1,516 | 216 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 41 | 13 | 85 | 5 | 10 | 1,136 | |
Sharing Dwellings and occupying (rooms). | 1 | 1,603 | 1,246 | 40 | 517 | 210 | 923 | 229 | 1,300 | 10 | 145 | 1,439 |
2 | 4,255 | 2,367 | 58 | 304 | 39 | 1,292 | 480 | 2,974 | 37 | 169 | 4,049 | |
3 | 5,360 | 1,924 | 39 | 171 | 10 | 635 | 162 | 2,496 | 20 | 174 | 5,016 | |
4 or 5 | 3,535 | 1,224 | 16 | 94 | 3 | 327 | 46 | 1,456 | 3 | 153 | 3,024 | |
6 or more | 216 | 69 | 1 | 6 | - | 13 | 2 | 78 | 1 | 24 | 158 |