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In Wembley 2,975 households share a kitchen sink, 1,177 are
without the amenity, giving a combined percentage figure of 10%.
Comparable percentages are Middlesex 11%, London 16%. As
would be expected the large majority of households sharing or
without kitchen sinks were found to be those sharing dwellings.
Water Closet means a water closet flushed by water, either from a
cistern or by hand, and emptying into a main sewer, septic tank or
cesspool. It does not include a chemical closet or earth closet.
7,783 households in the Borough share a water closet, whilst 10
households are said to be without, giving a combined percentage
of 19%. For Middlesex the comparable percentage is 18%, which
is only half as high as that for London.
The figure of 10 households reported as being entirely without
a water closet, even though it is the lowest in Middlesex
apart from one district which is very much smaller, causes some
surprise. None of these cases (if in fact they do exist) is known
to the Public Health Department for it has been the policy of the
Council for some years to secure the conversion of closets on the
conservancy system to the water carriage system as soon as a
sewer became available. This figure, low as it is, and bearing in
mind the knowledge possessed by the Public Health Department,
would appear to corroborate the views expressed in the Census
report that some of the information collated might not be altogether
correct.
Fixed Bath.
Fixed Bath means a bath permanently installed and connected
with a waste pipe leading outside the building. It does not matter
for this purpose whether there is water piped to it, or whether the
room where it is installed is used only as a bathroom or not.
8,3'02 households in the Borough share a fixed bath whilst 683 are
entirely without, giving a combined percentage of 22%. The
comparable figure for Middlesex is 35%; for England and Wales
45% ; for London 62%.
Summary.
Of the 41,282 households in Wembley, 31,424 or 76% have
the exclusive use of all five of the previously mentioned arrangements
(Middlesex 62%); 37,075 or 90% have exclusive use of a
kitchen stove and sink (Middlesex 89%); 677 or 2% are without
exclusive use of a fixed bath but have the exclusive use of the
other four arrangements (Middlesex 12%); 4,005 or 10% are without
the exclusive use of a sink and a water closet (Middlesex
10%).
Marital Condition.
Of a total of 61,987 males living in Wembley at the time of
the Census 23,681 were single, 36,392 were married, 1,605 were
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