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Leyton 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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The London and North Eastern Railway, at their locomotive
and carriage works at Leyton and Stratford, absorb a large number
of the Leyton workers.
Many engine drivers reside in Leyton, and the list of transport
workers, 6,744, is swelled by the addition of drivers and conductors
of the London General Omnibus Company and the London County
Council Tramways.
The following table, which is self-explanatory, illustrates the
shortage of house accommodation as revealed by the 1921 census.
From the many distressing cases which come to notice there is no
reason for doubting that overcrowding is more acute now than it
was at that time.

Table: For further details as to Housing see the Report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector.

For further details as to Housing see the Report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector.

No. of persons in family.Number of private families occupying the following number of rooms.
123456-78-910 & over.Total private families%
1667409354177911389—18456.0
230697816031083529953628552217.8
317870017491615951159810611690822.4
454264134514051034183012425608119.7
5121218151003786143712923433214.0
6—37461577528967981526838.7
719293314356585601016285.3
81514417620137324109343.0
e—1601281281941645311.7
10——24627310517—2810.9
111—9218448611200.4
12———111021—1430.1
13———3471—150.0
14———1—81—100.0
15& over————411—60.0
12202524685765764729826565411430939100.0