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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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Table No. 4.
Table shewing distribution of Population in Willesden living in Tenements of less than 5 Rooms.
| No. of Persons per Room. | Census, 1891. | Census, 1901. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of Persons. | Percentage to total persons living in tenements of less than 5 Rooms. | Total No. of Persons. | Percentage to total persons living in tenements of less than 5 Rooms. | |
| Less than 1 person | 2110 | 70 | 6615 | 11.3 |
| 1 per room | 3859 | 12.9 | 9941 | 17.8 |
| Over 1, less than 2 | 8339 | 27.9 | 20186 | 34.7 |
| 2 per room | 4816 | 16.1 | 8152 | 14.0 |
| Over 2, less than 3 | 4944 | 16.5 | 7805 | 13.4 |
| 3 per room | 2526 | 8.4 | 2973 | 5.1 |
| Over 3, less than 4 | 1267 | 4.2 | 1349 | 2.3 |
| 4 per room | 1112 | 3.7 | 840 | 1.4 |
| Over 4 to 5 | 680 | 2 3 | 272 | 0.5 |
| Over 5 | 238 | 0.8 | 73 | 0.1 |
| Less than 1 to over 5 | 29891 | 100 | 58206 | 100 |
The effect of increasing density of population in
rooms is generally a directly increasing degree of