London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Total | Over 1½ | Over 1 to 1½ | 1 | ¾ but under 1 | ½ but under ¾ | Less than ½ | Over 1½ | Over 1 to 1½ | 1 | ¾ but under 1 | ½ but under ¾ | Less than ½ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSEHOLDS IN ALL DWELLINGS AT SUCCESSIVE DENSITIES | ||||||||||||
| 28,900 | 2,128 | 3,890 | 8,232 | 2,757 | 8,808 | 3,085 | 7.4 | 13.5 | 28.5 | 9.5 | 30.5 | 10.7 |
| HOUSEHOLDS SHARING DWELLINGS WITH EXCLUSIVE USE OF STOVE & SINK | ||||||||||||
| 5,813 | 394 | 733 | 1,417 | 516 | 2,003 | 750 | ||||||
| HOUSEHOLDS SHARING DWELLINGS WITHOUT EXCLUSIVE USE OF STOVE & SINK | ||||||||||||
| 1,925 | 254 | 152 | 835 | 42 | 531 | 111 | ||||||
| POPULATION IN ALL HOUSEHOLDS AT SUCCESSIVE DENSITIES | ||||||||||||
| 1951: | 14,032 | 23,912 | 54,356 | |||||||||
| 1961: | 11,306 | 17,367 | 22,812 | 9.475 | 16,981 | 3,934 | ||||||
1951 1961
Percentage of persons living at more than 1½ per room 15.2 13.8