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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.
Tenements
wiih
Percentage of tolal population in each
group of tenements.
Overcrowding.
Percentage of total population living more
than 2 in a room in tenements of lesa than
5 rooms.
1891.
1901.
Increase or
decrease.
1891.
1901.
Increase or
decrease.[/###
Paddington
1 room
8.2
6.8
— 1.4
3.93
2.79
—1.14
2 rooms
166
16.3
— 0.3
8.14
7.03
— I.ll
3 „
16.1
17.8
+ 1.7
3.56
3.33
— 0.23
4 „
8.3
10.1
+ 1.8
1.18
1.09
— 0.09
Total
49.2
51.0
+ 1.8
16.81
14.24
— 2.57
Plumstead
1 room
2.2
1.4
— 0.8
0.85
0.43
— 0.42
2 rooms
7.1
6.2
— 0.9
1.86
0.90
— 0.96
3 „
11.1
10.9
— 0.2
1.63
1.29
— 0.34
4 „
18.8
18.4
— 0.4
2.09
1.63
— 0.46
Total
39.2
36.9
— 2.3
64.3
4.25
— 2.18
Poplar.
1 room
5.6
4.9
— 0.7
2.90
2.51
— 0.39
2 rooms
13.0
13.0
0.0
5.44
4.88
— 0.56
3 „
20.4
21.0
+0.6
5.66
5.42
— 0.24
4 „
23.6
23.6
0.0
3.83
3.63
— 0.20
Total
62.6
62.5
— 0.1
17.83
16.44
— 1.39
Rotherhithe
1 room .
6.2
5.1
— 1.1
3.42
2.56
— 0.86
2 rooms
12.7
13.8
+ 1.1
5.13
5.12
— 0.01
3 „
17.0
17.1
+ 0.1
5.47
4.82
— 0.65
4 „
24.4
23.5
— 0.9
3.98
3.16
— 0.82
Total
60.3
59.5
— 0.8
18.00
15.66
— 2.34
St. George, Hanover.
square
1 room
6.8
4.9
— 1.9
2.58
1.42
— 1.16
2 rooms
15.4
12.2
— 3.2
5.47
3.22
— 2.25
3 „
12.2
11.1
— 1.1
2 .25
1.78
— 0.47
4 „
7.7
7.4
— 0.3
0.81
0.63
— 0.18
Total
42.1
35.6
— 6.5
11.11
7.05
— 4.06
St. George.in.the.East
1 room
22.1
17.3
— 4.8
14.71
12.24
— 2.47
2 rooms
21.2
24.6
+ 3.4
12.22
16.35
+ 4.13
3 „
21.4
23.4
+ 20
9 36
11.86
+ 2.50
4 „
13.3
14.7
+ 1.4
3.54
4.71
+ 1.17
Total
78.0
80.0
+ 2.0
39.83
45.16
+ 5.33
St. George.the.Martyr
1 room
16.5
11.7
— 4.8
9.40
5.62
— 3.78
2 rooms
27.0
26.8
- 0.2
14.18
13.75
— 0.43
3 „
18.9
22.5
+ 3.6
6.86
8.38
+ 1.52
4 „
14.2
15.6
+ 1.4
3.15
2.67
— 0.48
Total
76.6
76.6
0.0
33.59
30.42
— 3.17
St. Giles
1 room
19.2
12.8
— 6*4
I 12.26
7.41
— 4.85
2 rooms
22*9
20.7
— 2.2
! 12.62
9.74
— 2.88
3 „
129
139
+ 10
3.95
3.56
— 0.39
4 „
59
61
.
+ 0.2
0.97
0.63
— 0.34
Total
609
535
— 7.4
29.80
21.34
— 8.46
St. James, Westminster
1 room
11.4
5.4
— 6.0
6.05
1
2.57
— 3.48
w W W
2 rooms
23.8
20.2
. 3.6
11.10
8.69
— 2.41
3 „
15.3
15.1
— 0.2
5.71
510
— 0.61
4 „
6.3
6.6
+ 0.3
0.92
1.20
+ 0.28
Total
56.8
47.3
— 9.5
23.78
17.56
— 6.22