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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
Shoreditch 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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DWELLINGS, ROOMS, AND FAMILIES
| Structurally Separate Dwellings of | Number of Rooms | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Room | 2 Rooms | 3 Rooms | 4 Rooms | 5 Rooms | 6-8 Rooms | 9 or more Rooms | All Sizes | Total | Occupied | Vacant | ||
| Furn's'd | Others | |||||||||||
| Dwellings occupied by 1 private family | 199 | 1,705 | 2,003 | 1,562 | 611 | 639 | 57 | 6,776 | 23,552 | 23,339 | 51 | 162 |
| Dwellings occupied by 2 private families | — | 33 | 108 | 800 | 893 | 1,954 | 47 | 3,835 | 20,936 | 20,848 | 20 | 68 |
| Dwellings occupied by 3 or more private families | -— | —- | 7 | 145 | 294 | 2,202 | 419 | 3,067 | 21,230 | 21,143 | 13 | 74 |
| Total dwellings occupied Dwellings wholly vacant : | 199 | 1,738 | 2,118 | 2,507 | 1,798 | 4,795 | 523 | 13,678 | 65,718 | 65,330 | 84 | 304 |
| Furnished | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | _ | 1 | — | 19 | 46 | — | 46 | — |
| Others | 3 | 45 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 155 | 646 | - | - | 646 |
| Total Dwellings occupied and vacant | 206 | 1,791 | 2,155 | 2,534 | 1,820 | 4,816 | 530 | 13,852 | 66,410 | 65,330 | 130 | 950 |
| No. of Private Families therein | 199 | 1,771 | 2,240 | 3,614 | 3,332 | 11,887 | 2,041 | 25,084 | -— | -— | -— | — |
| Miscellaneous Habitations and Institutions housing Non-private Families | 62 | |||||||||||
STRUCTURALLY SEPARATE DWELLINGS.—A structurally separate dwelling has been defined for the Census as any room
or set of rooms, intended or used for habitation, having separate access either to the street or to a common landing or staircase. Thus each
flat in a block of flats is a separate unit ; a private house which has not been structurally subdivided is similarly a single unit whether occupied
by one family or by several families. But where a private house has been subdivided into maisonettes or portions, each having its front
door opening on to the street or on to a common landing or staircase to which visitors have access, then each such portion is treated as a
separate unit.
ROOMS.—For the purpose of the Census, the rooms enumerated are the usual living rooms, including bedrooms and kitchens, but excluding
sculleries, landings, lobbies, closets, bathrooms, or any warehouse, office, or shop rooms.