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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
Penge 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Number of inhabited houses (Census, 1921) ... 4,815
Number of families or separate occupiers (Census,
1921) 6,501
Rateable value (Poor Rate) £184,244
Sum represented by a penny rate £740
The district is mainly residential, there being no staple
industry. A large proportion of the residents are engaged in
business in London, and a number are retired business and
professional people.
The Census returns of 1921 give the number of inhabitants
working outside the District as 6,398, of which
4,986 were working in the County of London. 1,738 persons
enumerated in other districts were found to be working in
Penge.
| Males. Females. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total | 7,462 | 3,729 |
| With workplace in area | 1,932 | 1,572 |
| With no fixed workplace | 612 | 166 |
| Workplace not stated | 304 | 207 |
| With workplace outside the area | 4,614 | 1,784 |
| Occupied persons over 12 years of age (and Students over 18) working in the area but enumerated elsewhere in London or the Home Counties | 1,181 | 557 |