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The returns also enable an estimate to be made as to the
reduction which has been effected in the overcrowded housing
conditions. The Census report provides the following information—
1931 1921
Population living more than 2 persons to
a room 3,123 4,478
Percentage of population living more than
2 persons to a room,
Ealing 2.76 4.97
ditto County of Middlesex 4.65 7.80
These figures show that a marked improvement has occurred.
The reduction in the average size of the family has been a contributory
cause, but the houses for the working classes provided by
the Council and the extensive housing developments in various
parts of the Borough have undoubtedly enabled many people
to secure adequate accommodation for their families. That serious
overcrowding continues to exist is shown by the fact that 471
persons were living at a density exceeding 3 per room. These
included
Families of 4 in one room 28
Families of 5 in one room 11
Families of 6 in one room 4
Families of 7 in one room 3
Families of 7 in 2 rooms 6
Families of 8 in 2 rooms 2
Family of 10 in 2 rooms 1
Families of 10 in 3 rooms 6
Families of 11 in 3 rooms 6
Families of 12 in 3 rooms 2
Total Families 69
There are no so-called slums in Ealing. There exist houses
which are unfit for human habitation but these are comparatively
small in number and occur in widely separated areas and in those
areas are few in number. Thus they can best be dealt with individually
by being represented under Section 19 of the Housing
Act of 1930 rather than by a representation as to a Clearance or
an Improvement area.