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 Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Streatham had the highest living in two rooms, and Tooting
the lowest. Clapham South had the highest percentage living in
three rooms and Clapham North the lowest. Southfield and
Springfield had the highest percentage living in four rooms and
upwards, and Streatham the lowest.
In the Borough of the total families whose houses were inspected
during the year, viz., 7,507, 7.0 per cent. lived in one
room, 9.7 in two rooms, 25.3 in three rooms, and 58.0 in four
rooms and upwards.