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number of the larger houses are undergoing a transformation into
self contained flats, 1 venture to think that the population in 1925
is underestimated.
Density.—A little more than half the area is built upon, so that
there is a wide difference in the number of persons per acre in the
seven Wards into which the district is divided. The average number
of persons per acre for the whole District is 8.6, with variations from
3.1 in the Langley Park Ward to 29.1 in Lawrie Park Ward.
In some parts of the District, as in the Copers Cope Ward,
large areas have been taken over by Athletic Clubs for Games and
imports, and they are likely to be kept for these purposes for many
years to come, thus ensuring plenty of open space in these localities.
In addition the District Council have provided a number of
Parks and Recreation Grounds.
In the portion of this Report dealing with the School Medical
Service I have referred to the provision of playing fields and open
spaces, and now that the building trade has revived and several of
the unbuilt portions of the District are being laid out for building
purposes, the time is appropriate for the Council to consider which
of these areas require Parks and Open Spaces.
In those new areas where the houses are likely to be thickly on
the ground it is unnecessary to emphasise the need for open spaces
for the purpose of recreation and play.
Number of Rooms pee Dwelling.
Four per cent, of the dwellings contain 1 to 3 rooms.
Thirty-two per cent. ,, ,, 4 to 5 ,,
Forty-four per cent. ,, ,, 6 to 8 ,,
Twenty per cent. ,, ,, 9 or more rooms.
Note.—The rooms counted are the normal living rooms, including
kitchen and bedrooms, but excluding sculleries, bathrooms,
boxrooms, and rooms used for business and professional
purposes.