London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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London County Council 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Sanitary area.withPercentage 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 -green1 room13.39.8— 3.58.905.84— 3.06
2 rooms21.522.0+ 0.512.3611.09— 1.27
3 „23.124.9+ 1.88.908.56— 0.34
4 „18.219.4+ 1.24.074.19+ 0.12
Total76.176.10.034.2329.68— 4.55
Camberwell1 room4.13.4— 0.72.061.36— 0.70
2 rooms8.89.4+ 0.63.533.11— 0.42
3 „14.715.4+ 0.73.703.29— 0.41
4 „15.917.3+ 1.41.811.80— 0.01
Total43.545.5+ 2.011.109.56— 1.54
Chelsea1 room10.08.3— 1.74.852.99— 1.86
2 rooms17.615.9— 1.77.705.83— 1.87
3 „15.216.1+ 0.94.]44.05— 0. 09
4 „13.612.3— 1.31.891.39— 0.50
Total56.452.6— 3.818.5814.26— 4.32
Clerkenwell1 room17.612.4— 5.210.366.65— 3.71
2 rooms32.130.5— 1.618.7415.88— 2.86
3 „19.020.9+ 1.97.657.55..0.10
4 „9.411.4+ 2.02.032.23+ 0.20
Total78.175.2— 2.938.7832.31— 6.47
Fulham1 room .5.03.2— 1.82.481.27— 1.21
2 rooms11.79.8— 1.94.582.94— 1.64
3 ,,22.9235+ 0.65.374.17— 1.20
4 ,,16.522.8+ 6.32.082.464. 0.38
Total56.159.3+ 3.214.5110.84— 3.67
Greenwich1 room4.83.4— 1.42.531.54— 0.99
2 rooms8.99.1+ 0.23.142.65— 0.49
3 „13.013.1+ 0.13.182.46— 0.72
4 „20.020.9+ 0.92.322.46+ 0.14
Total46.746.5— 0.211.179.11— 206
Hackney1 room .4.03.8— 0.21.901.55— 0.35
2 rooms .9.610.0+ 0.43.693.11— 0.58
3 ,,14.215.9+ 1.73.262.82— 0.44
414.216.4+ 2.21.981.86— 0.12
Total42.046.1+ 4.110.839.34— 1.49
Hammersmith1 room5.04.3— 0.72.531.69— 0.84
2 rooms11.912.5+ 0.64.974.43— 0.54
3 „15.717.1+ 1.44.123.36— 0.76
4 „13.415.1+ 1.71.822.00+ 0.18
Total46 0490+ 30134411.48— 1.96
Hampstead1 room3.42.3— 1.11.710.77— 094
2 rooms9.78.9— 0.84.883.01—1.87
3 „9.810.6+ 0.82.861.97— 0.89
4 „6.37.8+ 1.50.870.75v w t/ — 012
Total29.229.6+ 0.410.326.50— 3.82