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 London County Council]
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Sanitary area. | with | Percentage of total population in each group of tenements. | Overcrowding. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage of total population living more than 2 in a room in tenements of les3 than 6 rooms. | |||||||
1891. | 1901. | Increase or decrease. | 1891. | 1901. | Increase or decrease. | ||
Bethnal -green | 1 room | 13.3 | 9.8 | — 3.5 | 8.90 | 5.84 | — 3.06 |
2 rooms | 21.5 | 22.0 | + 0.5 | 12.36 | 11.09 | — 1.27 | |
3 „ | 23.1 | 24.9 | + 1.8 | 8.90 | 8.56 | — 0.34 | |
4 „ | 18.2 | 19.4 | + 1.2 | 4.07 | 4.19 | + 0.12 | |
Total | 76.1 | 76.1 | 0.0 | 34.23 | 29.68 | — 4.55 | |
Camberwell | 1 room | 4.1 | 3.4 | — 0.7 | 2.06 | 1.36 | — 0.70 |
2 rooms | 8.8 | 9.4 | + 0.6 | 3.53 | 3.11 | — 0.42 | |
3 „ | 14.7 | 15.4 | + 0.7 | 3.70 | 3.29 | — 0.41 | |
4 „ | 15.9 | 17.3 | + 1.4 | 1.81 | 1.80 | — 0.01 | |
Total | 43.5 | 45.5 | + 2.0 | 11.10 | 9.56 | — 1.54 | |
Chelsea | 1 room | 10.0 | 8.3 | — 1.7 | 4.85 | 2.99 | — 1.86 |
2 rooms | 17.6 | 15.9 | — 1.7 | 7.70 | 5.83 | — 1.87 | |
3 „ | 15.2 | 16.1 | + 0.9 | 4.]4 | 4.05 | — 0. 09 | |
4 „ | 13.6 | 12.3 | — 1.3 | 1.89 | 1.39 | — 0.50 | |
Total | 56.4 | 52.6 | — 3.8 | 18.58 | 14.26 | — 4.32 | |
Clerkenwell | 1 room | 17.6 | 12.4 | — 5.2 | 10.36 | 6.65 | — 3.71 |
2 rooms | 32.1 | 30.5 | — 1.6 | 18.74 | 15.88 | — 2.86 | |
3 „ | 19.0 | 20.9 | + 1.9 | 7.65 | 7.55 | ..0.10 | |
4 „ | 9.4 | 11.4 | + 2.0 | 2.03 | 2.23 | + 0.20 | |
Total | 78.1 | 75.2 | — 2.9 | 38.78 | 32.31 | — 6.47 | |
Fulham | 1 room . | 5.0 | 3.2 | — 1.8 | 2.48 | 1.27 | — 1.21 |
2 rooms | 11.7 | 9.8 | — 1.9 | 4.58 | 2.94 | — 1.64 | |
3 ,, | 22.9 | 235 | + 0.6 | 5.37 | 4.17 | — 1.20 | |
4 ,, | 16.5 | 22.8 | + 6.3 | 2.08 | 2.46 | 4. 0.38 | |
Total | 56.1 | 59.3 | + 3.2 | 14.51 | 10.84 | — 3.67 | |
Greenwich | 1 room | 4.8 | 3.4 | — 1.4 | 2.53 | 1.54 | — 0.99 |
2 rooms | 8.9 | 9.1 | + 0.2 | 3.14 | 2.65 | — 0.49 | |
3 „ | 13.0 | 13.1 | + 0.1 | 3.18 | 2.46 | — 0.72 | |
4 „ | 20.0 | 20.9 | + 0.9 | 2.32 | 2.46 | + 0.14 | |
Total | 46.7 | 46.5 | — 0.2 | 11.17 | 9.11 | — 206 | |
Hackney | 1 room . | 4.0 | 3.8 | — 0.2 | 1.90 | 1.55 | — 0.35 |
2 rooms . | 9.6 | 10.0 | + 0.4 | 3.69 | 3.11 | — 0.58 | |
3 ,, | 14.2 | 15.9 | + 1.7 | 3.26 | 2.82 | — 0.44 | |
4 | 14.2 | 16.4 | + 2.2 | 1.98 | 1.86 | — 0.12 | |
Total | 42.0 | 46.1 | + 4.1 | 10.83 | 9.34 | — 1.49 | |
Hammersmith | 1 room | 5.0 | 4.3 | — 0.7 | 2.53 | 1.69 | — 0.84 |
2 rooms | 11.9 | 12.5 | + 0.6 | 4.97 | 4.43 | — 0.54 | |
3 „ | 15.7 | 17.1 | + 1.4 | 4.12 | 3.36 | — 0.76 | |
4 „ | 13.4 | 15.1 | + 1.7 | 1.82 | 2.00 | + 0.18 | |
Total | 46 0 | 490 | + 30 | 1344 | 11.48 | — 1.96 | |
Hampstead | 1 room | 3.4 | 2.3 | — 1.1 | 1.71 | 0.77 | — 094 |
2 rooms | 9.7 | 8.9 | — 0.8 | 4.88 | 3.01 | —1.87 | |
3 „ | 9.8 | 10.6 | + 0.8 | 2.86 | 1.97 | — 0.89 | |
4 „ | 6.3 | 7.8 | + 1.5 | 0.87 | 0.75 | v w t/ — 012 | |
Total | 29.2 | 29.6 | + 0.4 | 10.32 | 6.50 | — 3.82 |