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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
Acton 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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| Size of Letting. | Number. | Overcrowded. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possibly. | Definitely. | ||
| 1 room | 422 | 86 | 17 |
| 2 rooms | 1,354 | 327 | 114 |
| 3 „ | 5,385 | 709 | 151 |
| 4 „ | 3,242 | 162 | 29 |
| 5 „ | 3,465 | 57 | 5 |
| 6 „ | 2,112 | 9 | - |
| 7 „ | 633 | 1 | - |
| 8 „ | 176 | 1 | - |
| 9 „ | 92 | - | - |
| 10 „ | 41 | - | - |
| 11 „ | 17 | - | - |
| 12 „ | 3 | - | - |
| 13 „ | - | - | - |
| 14 „ | 1 | - | - |
| 16,943 | 1,352 | 316 | |
In the first enumeration there were 316 tenements overcrowded,
based upon Table I. It was also found that there were
1,352 tenements potentially overcrowded. These were divided as
set out above.
It was to ascertain definitely whether these tenements were
actually overcrowded that the second survey had to be made. In
this survey each room had to be measured to decide whether the
tenement was overcrowded according to Table 2. As a result of
both surveys we found that this is the present state of affairs as
regards overcrowding:-