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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
Barking 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The following particulars give the actual number of occupants
per room in such dwelling-houses where a birth occurred.
It is seen that out of 757 houses, 115 were overcrowded on the
basis of more than two per room.
O ccupants per R oom.
| 2 | - | 1 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 72 |
| 4 | - | - | 26 | 62 | 80 | 73 | 58 | 46 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 400 |
| 5 | - | - | 5 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 134 |
| 6 | - | - | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 37 |
| 7 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| 11 | - | - | - | - | - | -_ | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Totals | 2 | 5 | 99 | 128 | 128 | 119 | 93 | 77 | 54 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 757 |