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the population of Willesden living in tenements of
less than five rooms. The working classes are
almost wholly housed in such tenements, although
the tenements are not exclusively occupied by the
labouring classes.
I have calculated from data furnished in the
census returns, the population in Willesden living in
tenements of less than five rooms. This population,
distributed in 1,2, 3, and 4 roomed tenements, is
exhibited as it existed at the census of 1891 and at
the census of 1901. The proportion of this population
in each class living in rooms where the number
of persons exceeds 2 per room is also shown.
From the table (No. 1) it will be seen that about
half the population of Willesden is housed in tenements
of less than 5 rooms, while the other half
occupies houses of 5 rooms and over.
The tendency, judging from the changes that
have occurred in the intercensal period, is for the
tenement class to increase, it having risen during
the ten years from 48 to 50 per cent. of the whole
population. But proportionate increase is confined
in the case of tenements of less than 5 rooms to that
section housed in 3 and 4 roomed tenements.