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Wandsworth 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 205
The following Table, which is prepared from the figures given
in the summary, shows the percentage to total number of families,
of those living in one, two, three, and four rooms and upwards, in
the separate Wards and in the whole Borough, in the premises
inspected in 1913.
| Wards. | One room. | Two rooms. | Three rooms. | Four rooms and upwards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham, North | 11.56 | 19.02 | 18.54 | 50.88 |
| Clapham, South | 8.63 | 16.19 | 25.90 | 49.28 |
| Putney | .35 | 2.07 | 48.88 | 48.70 |
| Streatham | 9.88 | 8.69 | 33.01 | 48.42 |
| Balham | 8.56 | 17.88 | 28.27 | 45.29 |
| Tooting | 1.60 | .80 | 1.60 | 96.00 |
| Southfield | 10.95 | 6.93 | 5.48 | 76.64 |
| Fairfield | 15.12 | 4.81 | 35.05 | 45.02 |
| Springfield | 18.56 | 23.20 | 20.65 | 37.59 |
| Whole Borough | 9.50 | 12.90 | 27.44 | 50.16 |
Springfield and Fairfield Wards had the highest percentage of
families living in one room, and Putney the lowest. Springfield
and Clapham North had the highest percentage living in two rooms
and Tooting the lowest. Putney had the highest percentage living
in three rooms, and Tooting the lowest. Tooting and Southfield
had the highest percentage living in four rooms and upwards, and
Springfield the lowest.
In the Borough, of the total families whose houses were inspected
during the year, viz. 4,049, 9.50 per cent, lived in one
room, compared with 9.31 per cent, in 1912, 8.7 per cent, in 1911,
and 7.4 in 1910 ; 12.90 per cent, in two rooms compared with 13.44,
14.8, and 9.5 ; 27.44 Per cent, in three rooms compared with 24.85,
25.2, and 29.06 ; and 50.16 per cent, in four rooms and upwards
compared with 52.4, 51.3, and 54.1.