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 St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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HOUSING IN METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS.
Administrative Area. | Increase or Decrease (—) in Occupied Dwellings. | Increase or Decrease (—) in Private Families. | *Vacant Unfurnished Dwellings, 1931. | Average Size of Occupied Dwellings (Rooms). | Average Family Occupation (Rooms). | Families per Occupied Dwellings. | Average Size of Private Family (Persons). | Average Persons per Room. | More than 2 per room Density. | |||||||||||||
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Private Families, 1931. | Population. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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No. | p.c. | No. | p.c. | No. | p.c. | 1931. | 1921. | 1931. | 1921. | 1931. | 1921. | 1931. | 1921. | 1931. | 1921. | No. | p.c. | No. | p.c. | No. | p.c. | |
London Administrative County | 29,593 | 4.22 | 69,133 | 6.17 | 11,390 | 1.52 | 5.75 | 5.85 | 3.53 | 3.62 | 1.63 | 1.60 | 3.46 | 3.79 | 0.98 | 1.05 | 89,600 | 7.5 | 541,352 | 13.1 | 683,498 | 16.1 |
25 | 1.03 | 3.52 | 3.70 | 3.32 | 3.38 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 3.04 | 3.31 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 76 | 3.0 | 424 | 5.6 | 689 | 6.6 | |||||
City of London | —563 | —19.27 | —675 | —21.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Battersea | 28 | 0.10 | 1,630 | 3.79 | 216 | 0.78 | 5.81 | 5.86 | 3.54 | 3.66 | 1.64 | 1.58 | 3.47 | 3.82 | 0.98 | 1.04 | 3,023 | 6.8 | 18,476 | 11.9 | 20,390 | 12.4 |
Bermondsey | 39 | 0.21 | 156 | 0.55 | 62 | 0.34 | 4-.73 | 4.80 | 3.01 | 3.05 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 3.77 | 4.08 | 1.25 | 1.34 | 3,839 | 13.3 | 23,671 | 21.8 | 27,064 | 23.8 |
Bethnal Green | —125 | —0.68 | 320 | 1.16 | 87 | 0.48 | 4.32 | 4.28 | 2.81 | 2.83 | 1.54 | 1.51 | 3.79 | 4.14 | 1.35 | 1.46 | 4,023 | 14.4 | 24,969 | 23.6 | 31,692 | 27.8 |
Camberwell | 695 | 1.68 | 2,331 | 3.53 | 404 | 0.95 | 6.02 | 6.06 | 3.70 | 3.76 | 1.62 | 1.60 | 3.55 | 3.93 | 0.96 | 1.04 | 4,029 | 5.9 | 25,331 | 10.4 | 33,321 | 12.8 |
Chelsea | 104 | 0.96 | —223 | —1.35 | 543 | 4,54 | 6.07 | 6.29 | 4.07 | 4.07 | 1.49 | 1.52 | 3.29 | 3.46 | 0.79 | 0.85 | 889 | 5.4 | 5,365 | 10.2 | 7,859 | 13.7 |
Deptford | —125 | -0.70 | 1,241 | 4,43 | 121 | 0.68 | 5.96 | 5.98 | 3.62 | 3.76 | 1.65 | 1.57 | 3.56 | 3.93 | 0.98 | 1.05 | 1,862 | 6.4 | 11,426 | 11.0 | 14,122 | 12.8 |
Finsbury | —520 | —4.78 | —9 46 | —4.73 | 98 | 0.93 | 4.59 | 4.67 | 2.50 | 2.48 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 3.54 | 3.72 | 1.42 | 1.50 | 3,313 | 17.4 | 19,847 | 29.4 | 25,350 | 34.0 |
Fulham | 266 | 1.02 | 2,717 | 6.72 | 297 | 1.11 | 5.73 | 5.75 | 3.48 | 3.65 | 1.64 | 1.56 | 3.38 | 3.82 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 2,454 | 5.7 | 15,398 | 10.5 | 20,265 | 13.1 |
Greenwich | 1,588 | 9.61 | 2,172 | 9.45 | 166 | 0.90 | 5.51 | 5.70 | 3.97 | 4.07 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 3.74 | 4.10 | 0.94 | 1.01 | 1,597 | 6.4 | 10,428 | 11.1 | 13,008 | 13.8 |
Hackney Hackney | 660 | 1.97 | 3,123 | 5.57 | 408 | 1.18 | 6.11 | 6.17 | 3.53 | 3.66 | 1.73 | 1.67 | 3.53 | 3.86 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 3,264 | 5.5 | 20,098 | 9.6 | 24,859 | 11.5 |
Hammersmith | 2,840 | 14.59 | 4,082 | 12.27 | 263 | 1.16 | 5.67 | 6.09 | 3.39 | 3.53 | 1.67 | 1.71 | 3.43 | 3.67 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 2,192 | 5.9 | 12,993 | 10. 2 | 16,868 | 13.8 |
Hampsted | 436 | 3.04 | 21,189 | 10.1 7 | 527 | 3.40 | 7.59 | 7. 96 | 4.72 | 5.23 | 1.61 | 1.50 | 3.32 | 3. 72 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 577 | 2.4 | 3,253 | 4.1 | 5,243 | 6.5 |
Holborn | —317 | —4.88 | —327 | —3.38 | 121 | 1.87 | 4.15 | 4.35 | 2.74 | 2.78 | 1.51 | 1.49 | 2.94 | 3.12 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 837 | 8.9 | 4,718 | 17.1 | 5,977 | 19.8 |
Islington | 1,072 | 2.55 | 4,189 | 4.68 | 358 | 0.82 | 6.41 | 6.54 | 2.95 | 3.04 | 2.17 | 2.12 | 3.30 | 3.59 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 8,587 | 9.2 | 49,449 | 16.0 | 62,436 | 19.4 |
Kensington | 1,193 | 4.29 | 4,712 | 10.96 | 1,249 | 4.02 | 6.80 | 7.09 | 4.13 | 4.52 | 1.65 | 1.55 | 3.32 | 3.68 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 3,462 | 7.3 | 19,985 | 12.6 | 26,456 | 16.7 |
Lambeth | 189 | 0.39 | 5,378 | 6.86 | 538 | 1.08 | 5.95 | 5.88 | 3.47 | 3.62 | 1.71 | 1.61 | 3.35 | 3.69 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 5,008 | 6.0 | 29,652 | 10.6 | 36,644 | 12.7 |
Lewisham | 12,319 | 35.79 | 14,988 | 34.31 | 590 | 1.24 | 5.63 | 6.21 | 4.48 | 4.85 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 3.65 | 3.90 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 1,225 | 2.1 | 8,427 | 4.1 | 8,236 | 4.7 |
Paddington | —152 | —0.78 | 2,394 | 6.25 | 592 | 2.94 | 7.24 | 7.53 | 3.43 | 2.11 | 1.97 | 3.08 | 3.43 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 2,743 | 6.7 | 15,427 | 12.1 | 20,236 | 15.4 | |
Poplar | 276 | 1.20 | 1,613 | 4.33 | 221 | 0.94 | 5.14 | 5.18 | 3.08 | 3.20 | 1.67 | 1.62 | 3.85 | 4.19 | 1.25 | 1.31 | 4,704 | 12.1 | 30,102 | 20.1 | 33.104 | 21.2 |
St. Marylebone | 438 | 2.56 | 138 | 0.51 | 1,104 | 5.69 | 5.90 | 6.14 | 3.79 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 3.09 | 3.33 | 0.81 | 0.88 | 1,950 | 7.1 | 11,098 | 13.1 | 16,159 | 17.9 | |
ST. PANCRAS | 320 | 1.30 | 276 | 0.49 | 349 | 1.36 | 6.34 | 6.57 | 2.78 | 2.83 | 2.28 | 2.30 | 3.13 | 3.45 | 1.13 | 1.22 | 5,521 | 9.7 | 31,402 | 17.6 | 43,687 | 22.4 |
Shoreditch | -49 | —0.36 | —289 | —1.14 | 155 | 1.12 | 4.78 | 4.82 | 2.60 | 2.59 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 3.77 | 4.00 | 1.45 | 1.54 | 4,627 | 18.4 | 27,537 | 29.1 | 32,452 | 32.0 |
Southwark | —1,657 | —5.75 | —355 | —0.76 | 167 | 0.61 | 4.73 | 4.52 | 2.77 | 2.78 | 1.71 | 1.62 | 3.54 | 3.79 | 1.28 | 1.36 | 5,903 | 12.7 | 35,517 | 21.6 | 4 1,574 | 23.5 |
Stepney | —1,113 | —3.03 | -1,175 | —2.10 | 389 | 1.08 | 4.53 | 4.49 | 2.96 | 2.95 | 1.53 | 1.52 | 3.92 | 4.26 | 1.33 | 1.45 | 8,204 | 15.0 | 50,420 | 23.6 | 68,921 | 29.0 |
Stoke Newington | —127 | —1.53 | 978 | 7.02 | 150 | 1.79 | 6.74 | 6.73 | 3.70 | 3.97 | 1.82 | 1.67 | 3.32 | 3.66 | 0.90 | 544 | 3.6 | 3 ,242 | 6.6 | 4,137 | 8.1 | |
Wandsworth | 9,026 | 14.43 | 14,857 | 18.45 | 1,000 | 1.37 | 5.89 | 6.02 | 4.42 | 4.63 | 1.33 | 1.29 | 3.50 | 3.91 | 0.79 | 0.84 | 2,670 | 2.8 | 17,336 | 5.2 | 21,325 | 6.8 |
Westminster | —970 | —4.13 | —890 | —2.62 | 859 | 3.49 | 5.90 | 6.09 | 4.02 | 1.47 | 1.44 | 3.07 | 3.31 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 1,230 | 3.7 | 7,223 | 7.1 | 11,364 | 10.1 | |
Woolwich | 3,822 | 14.67 | 4,529 | 13.46 | 331 | 1.09 | 5.22 | 5.26 | 4.09 | 4.05 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 3.61 | 3.92 | 0.88 | 0.97 | 1,247 | 3.3 | 7,809 | 5.7 | 10,270 | 7.8 |
Range of Maximum | — | 35.79 | — | 34.31 | — | 5-69 | 7.59 | 7.96 | 4.72 | 5.23 | 2.28 | 2.30 | 3.92 | 4.26 | 1.45 | 1.54 | — | 18.4 | — | 29.4 | — | 34.0 |
Variation Minimum | — | —19.27 | — | —21.27 | .— | 0.34 | 3.52 | 3.70 | 2.50 | 2.48 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 2.94 | 3.12 | 0.70 | 0.71 | — | 2.1 | — | 4.1 | — | 4.7 |