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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
Wandsworth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Wards. | One room. | Two rooms. | Three rooms. | Four rooms and upwards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham, North | 12.09 | 25.00 | 13.57 | 49.34 |
| Clapham, South | 7.53 | 6.27 | 20.50 | 65.70 |
| Putney | .56 | ???.31 | 48.20 | 49.93 |
| Streatham | 8.05 | 11.59 | 28.30 | 52.06 |
| Balham | 12.80 | 21.42 | 31.18 | 34.60 |
| Tooting | 4.44 | 4.89 | 8.89 | 81.78 |
| Southfield | 11.94 | 7.67 | 2.27 | 78.12 |
| Fairfield | 102.84 | 14.92 | 28.06 | 44.18 |
| Springfield | 10.13 | 11.50 | 22.19 | 56.18 |
| Whole Borough | 9.31 | 13.44 | 24.85 | 52.40 |
Fairfield and Balham Wards had the highest percentage of
families living in one room, and Putney the lowest. Clapham
North and Balham had the highest percentage living in two rooms
and Putney the lowest. Putney had the highest percentage living
in three rooms, and Southfield the lowest. Southfield and Tooting
had the highest percentage living in four rooms and upwards, and
Balham the lowest.
In the Borough, of the total families whose houses were inspected
during the year, viz.:—3,952, 9.31 per cent. lived in one
room, compared with 8.7 per cent. in 1911, 7.4 in 1910, and 7.3 in
1909; 13.44 per cent. in two rooms compared with 14.8, 9.5, and
10.3; 24.85 per cent. in three rooms compared with 25.2, 29.06, and
27.5; and 52.4 per cent. in four rooms and upwards compared with
51.3, 54.1, and 54.9.
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