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London County Council 1906

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

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Table showing number of tenements of less than five rooms (Census, 1901) and the number of tenements in block dwellings within the City of London and the several metropolitan boroughs, and the rent paid in respect of such tenements.

Sanitary area.Tenements of less than 5 rooms in sanitary area (Census 1901).Tenements in block dwelling.Number of 1-4 room tenements in block dwellings per cent. of tenements of less than 5 rooms in sanitary area.Number of rooms in tenements of 1-4 rooms in block dwellings per cent. of rooms in 1-4 room tenements in sanitary area.Rents of tenements in block dwellings (highest and lowest).
No. of tenements of less than 5 rooms.1 room.2 rooms.3 rooms.4 rooms.Total rooms in 1.4 tenements.No. of tenements.1 room.2 rooms.3 rooms.4 rooms.5 or 6 rooms.+Total rooms 1-4 tenements.Total rooms all tenements.1 room.2 rooms.3 rooms.4 rooms.Total tenements1 room.2 rooms.3 rooms.4 rooms.5 or 6 rooma.
Battersea24,0893,4135,8877,9346,85566,40942434199168231,0281,0281.03.42.10.31.81.52/6 to 5/.3/9 to 7/66/. to 9/.7/6 to 9/.
Bermondsey.22,0644,2586,9685,7385,10055,8083,3653571,86.91,0548417,5937,5988.426.81841.615.213.62/. to 5/.3/. to 7/94/. to 10/.5/9 to 12/6No rent
Bcthnal.gieen23,7325,3787,2646,7464,34457,5203,3512511,2061,55928748 (4)8,4888,7324.716.623.16.613.914.81/9 to 5/.4/3 to 8/.6/. to 11/.7/3 to 12/.9/. to 13/.
Camber well31,9264,9067,7669,8999,35587,5559911945939611432,5812,5960.45.94.01.23.12.92/. to 3/64/. to 8/35/6 to 10/.8/6 to 12/.10/6 to 12/.
Chelsea12,0823,8123,7362.9271,60726,4937121362462992561,6251,6553.66.610.21.65.86.11/9 to 3/63/6 to 6/.4/9 to 8/610/.14/9J average
Deptford13,9561,9743,3133,9064,76339,370400199188131,0141,014..6.04.80.32.92.6.3/. to 6/.4/9 to 9/.5/9 to 10/..
Finsbury20,5156,3647,8824,2332,03642,9713,8974601,3861,6912541069,3219,8517.217.639.912.518.521.72/. to 5/94/. to 91.5/. to 12/66/3 to 12/.11/3
Falham21,6812,t604,3608,3096,55262,3155146613071401,6091,6090.21.43.72.12.42.64/63/. to 7/64/. to 9/.8/6 to 12/..
Greenwich10,8771,3752,5522,9903,96031,2892447014628690690.2.74.90.72.22.2.2/6 to 6/63/6 to 8/.5/..
Hackney29,0894,8277,2119,3877,66478,0661,1235309662126213,1133,2180.14.37.11.83.84.03/3 to 4/34/9 to 71.6/. to 10/67/6 to 12/.9/6 to 11/9
Hammersmith15,5052,6984,3894,9193,49940,22962581268238371(1)1,4791,4853.06.14.8l.64.03.72/6 to 4/.4/. to 7/65/3 to 12/66/3 to 9/.8/ (6 rooms)
Hampstead7,1781,0962,3312,3311,42018,431211274192515895892.51.83.93.62.93.23/. to 3/35/6 to 71.71. to 12/671. to 12/6.
Holborn10,7723,7253,8342,22498922,0212,3044151,191640562 (1)4,9414,95211.131.128.85.721.422.41/9 to 6/.4/6 to 10/.5/. to 15/.11/. to 13/4.
Islington55,80112,95518,93414,3799,533132,0922,5612591,142899245166,2206,3002.06.06.32.64.64.72/3 to 4/93/6 to 8/.5/9 to 15/.HI. to 15/.10/5 average
Kensington21,1155,6957,7764,7572,88747,066309100156485(5)860890.1.33.31.71.41.8.3/6 to 8/.5/. to 11/.6/6 to 12/615/.
Lambeth44,49510,05812,31112,12010,006111,0643,1682911,5071,145210157,5807,6552.912.29.42.17.16.82/3 to 5/63/9 to 8/65/. to 12/.7/9 to 16/.12/6 to 16/.
Lewisham8,5619701,7202,4903.38125,4046051817201721720.51.00.70.60.70.72/. to 2/63/9 to 4/.4/9 to 6/.6/6 to 91.
Paddington21,8155,0356,6686,5483,56452,271293562122235585581.13.20.30.11.31.14/. to 4/65/6 to 9/.6/6 to 10/67/6
1'oplar26,2163,9356,4508,2707,56171,8891,290173580515222,9662,9664.49.06.20.34.94.12/6 to 4/33/6 to 7/35/. to 10/35/6 to 13/6.
St. Marylebone22,9478,3128,2464,1852,20446,1753,0442811,4471,04320172 (4)7,1087,4723.417.524.99.113.015.41/6 to 5/64/. to 11/.6/6 to 12/69/. to 17/.11/6 to 18/.
St. Pancras45,02313,41716,8279,4105,36996,7772,1482259428011805,2325,2321.75.68.53.4485.42/. to 5/.3/6 to 10/.5/9 to 14/.6/6 to 21/.
Shoreditch22,9406,7057,5095,1023,62451,5251,87671800754237144,8814,9511.110.714.86.58.19.52/3 to 6/.3/6 to 91.5/. to 12/.8/. to 13/.10/6 to 13/.
Southwark39,6129,89612,48010,2117,02593,5897,4367873,0563,046443104 (8)17,80918,3378.024.529.86.318519.0.1/9 to 5/63/. to 9/.4/. to 12/65/6 to 14/.9/9 to 14/.
Stepney49,18213,28215,69011,9268,284113,5766,6071,1303,3161,9771741014,38914,4398.521.116.62.113412.72/. to 5/.3/6 to 10/.4/6 to 13/.6/9 to 14/.
StokeNewington5,8138941,6001,8851,43415,4853461661403010872922-10.47.42.15.85.6.6/. to 7/.7/6 to 10/.10/. to 12/.11/6 to 13/6
Wandsworth21,0522,0393,5917,4587,96463,4513262690900.20.3.0.20.1.6/67/6 to 8/ ..
Westminster26,6687,5469,6356,2793,20858,4855,7644822,2112,4135926614,51114,8416.422.938.418.521.424.82/. to 6/.3/. to 12/.4/3 to 17/.6/6 to 16/.8/6 to 14/3
Woolwich14,0171,7243,3784,0944,82140,0463737111111..0.9.0.30.3..6/. to 6/6.
* City of London3,3077751,1238855247,772439723065748718719.327.26.40.813.311.2Not statedNot statedNot statedNot stated
Totals672,030149,524201,431181,542139,5331,655,14453,5715,62323,31320,4883,647500128,301130,8243.811.611.32.67.97.81/6 to 6/.2/6 to 12/.3/6 to 17/.5/. to 21/.81. to 18/.

Shirley F. Murphy,
Medical Officer of Health.