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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
Willesden 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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The class housed in 1 roomed tenements is
absolutely diminishing, that in 2 roomed tenements
becoming only proportionately smaller. This is so
far satisfactory, in that 1 and 2 roomed tenements
must be looked upon as injurious to the health of
their inmates. This has been shown statistically,
repeatedly, and is well exhibited in the following
tables:—
Table No. 2.
* Showing the relation of the Death-rate to the proportion of Population living in Tenements of less than 5 Rooms, in the Eight Principal Towns of Scotland.
| Locality. | Death Rate, 1871-1880. | Percentage of Population living in dwellings of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Room. | Two Rooms. | Three Rooms. | Four Rooms. | Five or more Rooms. | ||
| Aberdeen | 21.17 | 13.6 | 38.3 | 20.3 | 9.1 | 18.7 |
| Leith | 22.5 | 14.2 | 43.3 | 18.3 | 9.0 | 15.2 |
| Perth | 22.6 | 100 | 34.3 | 19.3 | 10.7 | 25.7 |
| Edinburgh | 23.2 | 16.8 | 31.6 | 15.4 | 8.9 | 27.3 |
| Dundee | 25.7 | 16.9 | 48.1 | 14.7 | 10.2 | 14.1 |
| Greenock | 27.4 | 15.4 | 47.3 | 19.7 | 5.7 | 12.0 |
| Paisley | 27.8 | 23.0 | 441 | 14.7 | 6.8 | 11.4 |
| Glasgow | 28.6 | 24.7 | 41.7 | 16.0 | 6.1 | 8.5 |
* Table prepared by the late Dr. J. B. Russell while Medical Officer of Health
for Glasgow.