London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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T able A.(vi)—
| Number of households (a) | Households without exclusive use of stove and sink per cent. | Piped cold water (b) per cent. | Piped hot water per cent. | Fixed bath per cent. | Water closet (c) per cent. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 17,756 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 20.2 | 11.3 | 16.6 | 17 9 | 0.4 |
| Fulham | 41,423 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 39.6 | 22.2 | 33.3 | 270 | 0.6 |
| Hammersmith | 37,553 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 40.2 | 24.6 | 29.5 | 34.6 | 0.9 |
| Kensington | 64,545 | 11.3 | 8.4 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 22.1 | 33.1 | 14.6 | 41.7 | 0.7 |
| Hampstead | 38,698 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 0.2 | 10.3 | 21.1 | 35.9 | 10.8 | 38.0 | 0.6 |
| Paddington | 45,804 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 36.6 | 32.6 | 26.9 | 45.3 | 0.8 |
| St. Marylebone | 26,606 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 19.4 | 13.2 | 17.7 | 22.2 | 0.6 |
| St. Pancras | 44,201 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 49.0 | 19.1 | 39.9 | 44.3 | 1.0 |
| Westminster, City of | 29,737 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 26.5 | 20.6 | 19.3 | 27.0 | 0.4 |
| Finsbury | 11,526 | 7.9 | 12.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 56.5 | 6.1 | 55.7 | 37.4 | 0.8 |
| Holborn | 6,418 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 36.3 | 7.5 | 35.4 | 21.1 | 1.1 |
| Islington | 80,980 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 57.4 | 25.6 | 45.4 | 54.0 | 0.8 |
| Hackney | 57,713 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 44.7 | 17.9 | 41.7 | 39.3 | 0.5 |
| Shoreditch | 13,443 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 42.4 | 1.5 | 42.4 | 24.9 | 0.8 |
| Stoke Newington | 18,225 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 39.6 | 29.2 | 29.0 | 40.3 | 0.6 |
| Bethnal Green | 16,668 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 49.9 | 2.8 | 55.3 | 28.9 | 0.3 |
| City of London | 1,225 | 0.9 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 12.8 | 1.7 | 19.2 | 8.2 | 0.6 |
| Poplar | 21,128 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 52.5 | 3.2 | 51.3 | 31.5 | 0.6 |
| Stepney | 29,219 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 54.2 | 2.2 | 56.6 | 26.1 | 2.0 |
| Deptford | 23,069 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 48.7 | 18.0 | 44.1 | 34.9 | 0.6 |
| Greenwich | 26,772 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 31.6 | 8.7 | 27.4 | 15.9 | 0.5 |
| Woolwich | 46,972 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 21.2 | 5.1 | 20.7 | 9.0 | 0.5 |
| Camberwell | 58.382 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 40.9 | 14.6 | 36.6 | 26.8 | 0.7 |
| Lewisham | 72,922 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 20.9 | 15.5 | 11.8 | 14.6 | 0.3 |
| Bermondsey | 17,468 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 40.6 | 2.1 | 48.7 | 26.8 | 0.8 |
| Lambeth | 75,707 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 39.9 | 20.4 | 28.6 | 28.2 | 0.8 |
| Southwark | 28,900 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 56.1 | 3.4 | 59.3 | 25.4 | 0.7 |
| Battersea | 36,427 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 47.0 | 20.1 | 40.7 | 26.5 | 0.6 |
| Wandsworth | 117,643 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 23.7 | 21.2 | 16.7 | 19.5 | 0.4 |
| London A.C. | 1,107,130 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 36.6 | 18.6 | 30.5 | 30.2 | 0.7 |
S = sharing N = entirely without, but see below
(a) Households present on census night; i.e. restricted to households of which at least one member was
present at census.
(b) Refers to a tap within the building; piped water from a tap in an open yard or a public standpipe is
shown in column N.
(c) Refers to a water closet within the building or attached to it; a water closet separated from the dwelling
is shown in column N.
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