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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1902
[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 less than 5 rooms. | |||||||
| 1891. | 1901. | Increase or decrease. | 1891. | 1901. | Increase or decrease. | ||
| St. Luke | 1 room | 21.8 | 16.9 | — 4.9 | 14.25 | 10.15 | — 4.10 |
| 2 rooms | 299 | 30.8 | + 0.9 | 18.57 | 17.07 | —1.50 | |
| 3 „ | 19.1 | 20.3 | + 1.2 | 9.17 | 8.73 | — 0.44 | |
| 4 „ | 9.3 | 10.9 | + 1.6 | 2.25 | 2.53 | + 0.28 | |
| Total | 80.1 | 78.9 | — 1.2 | 44.24 | 38.48 | — 5.76 | |
| St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster | 1 room | 15.4 | 11.1 | -4.3 | 7.94 | 4.87 | -3.07 |
| 2 room | 23.7 | 21.2 | -2.5 | 7.46 | 7.79 | +0.33 | |
| 3 „ | 140 | 14.4 | + 0.4 | 4.29 | 3.50 | — 0.79 | |
| 4 „ | 8.5 | 9.1 | + 0.6 | 1.16 | 1.05 | — 0.11 | |
| Total | 61.6 | 55.8 | — 5.8 | 20.85 | 17.21 | — 3.64 | |
| St. Martin.in.the. Fields | 1 room | 12.5 | 7.2 | — 5.3 | 7.11 | 3.28 | — 3.83 |
| 2 rooms | 18.1 | 11.7 | — 6.4 | 8.50 | 4.23 | — 4.27 | |
| 3 „ | 11.8 | 9.5 | — 2.3 | 3.20 | 1.56 | .. 1.64 | |
| 4 „ | 5.5 | 7.9 | + 2.4 | 1.01 | 0.55 | — 0.46 | |
| Total | 47.9 | 36.3 | — 11.6 | 19.82 | 9.62 | —10.20 | |
| St. Marylebone | 1 room | 17.6 | 12.1 | — 5.5 | 9.65 | 5.48 | — 4.17 |
| 2 rooms | 23. | 22.2 | — 1.3 | 12.25 | 10.36 | —1.89 | |
| 3 „ | 12.0 | 13.4 | + 1.4 | 3.73 | 3.83 | + 0.10 | |
| 4 „ | 6.7 | 7.9 | + 1.2 | 115 | 1.25 | + 0.10 | |
| Total | 59.8 | 55.6 | — 4.2 | 26.78 | 20.92 | — 5.86 | |
| St. Olave | 1 room. | 8.3 | 6.0 | — 2.3 | 4.91 | 2.3 4 | — 2.57 |
| 2 rooms | 25.2 | 24.5 | — 0.7 | 13.94 | 11.97 | —1.97 | |
| 3 „ | 19.4 | 22.6 | + 3.2 | 7.55 | 8.79 | + 1.24 | |
| 4 „ | 15.1 | 13.8 | — 1.3 | 2.70 | 2.49 | — 0.21 | |
| Total | 68.0 | 66.9 | — 1.1 | 29.10 | 25.59 | — 3.51 | |
| St. Pancras | 1 room | 14.6 | 11.7 | — 2.9 | 8.11 | 5.64 | — 2.47 |
| 2 rooms | 25.9 | 26.0 | + 0.1 | 13.15 | 12.15 | — 1.00 | |
| 3 „ | 16.1 | 16.7 | + 0.6 | 4.87 | 4.34 | — 0.53 | |
| 4 „ | 9.8 | 11.5 | + 1.7 | 1.49 | 1.81 | + 0.32 | |
| Total | 66.4 | 65.9 | — 0.5 | 27.62 | 23.94 | — 3.68 | |
| St. Saviour | 1 room | 18.1 | 14.7 | — 3.4 | 10.43 | 7.19 | — 3.24 |
| 2 rooms | 24.6 | 24.8 | + 0.2 | 12.27 | 12.82 | + 0.55 | |
| 3 „ | 17.3 | 17 5 | + 0.2 | 6.41 | 5.22 | — 1.19 | |
| 4 „ | 12.7 | 13.6 | + 0.9 | 3.26 | 2.62 | — 0.64 | |
| Total | 72.7 | 70.6 | — 2.1 | 32.37 | 27.85 | — 4.52 | |
| Shoreditch | 1 room | 16.2 | 12.6 | — 3.6 | 9.71 | 6.90 | — 2.81 |
| 2 rooms | 24.4 | 24.4 | 0.0 | 12.98 | 12.08 | -0.90 | |
| 3 „ | 19.8 | 21.2 | + 1.4 | 7.51 | 7.42 | -0.09 | |
| 4 „ | 16.3 | 17.3 | + 1.0 | 3.48 | 3.32 | — 0.16 | |
| Total | 76.7 | 75.5 | — 1.2 | 33.68 | 29.72 | — 3.96 | |
| Strand. | 1 room | 18.1 | 12.1 | — 6.0 | 11.17 | 6.25 | — 4.92 |
| 2 rooms | 24.2 | 18.5 | — 5.7 | 13.35 | 8.76 | — 4.59 | |
| 3 „ | 16.8 | 18.2 | + 1.4 | 5.00 | 4.71 | — 0.29 | |
| 4 „ | 6.2 | 8.0 | + 1.8 | 1.43 | 1.55 | + 0.12 | |
| Total . | 65.3 | 56.8 | — 8.5 | 30.95 | 21.27 | — 9.68 | |
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