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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
| No. | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Increase or Decrease in Occupied Dwellings—(1921-1931) | ||
| Shoreditch | —49 | —0.36 |
| London | + 29,593 | + 4.22 |
| Increase or Decrease in Private Families—(1921-1931) | ||
| Shoreditch | —289 | —1.14 |
| London | + 69,133 | +6.17 |
| Vacant Unfurnished Dwellings, 1931— | ||
| Shoreditch | 155 | 1.12 |
| London | 11,390 | 1.52 |
| Average Size of Occupied Dwelling (Rooms)— | 1931 | 1921 |
| Shoreditch | 4.78 | 4.82 |
| London | 5.75 | 5.85 |
| Average Family Occupation (Rooms)—• | ||
| Shoreditch | 2.60 | 2.59 |
| London | 3.53 | 3.62 |
| Families per Occupied Dwelling— | ||
| Shoreditch | 1.83 | 1.85 |
| London | 1.63 | 1.60 |
| Average Size of Private Family (Persons)— | ||
| Shoreditch | 3.77 | 4.00 |
| London | 3.46 | 3.79 |
| Average Persons per Room— | ||
| Shoreditch | 1.45 | 1.54 |
| London | 0.98 | 1.05 |
| Persons living at more than 2 per room Density— | ||
| Private Families, 1931 : | No. | % |
| Shoreditch | 4,627 | 18.4 |
| London | 89,600 | 7.5 |
| Population, 1931 : | ||
| Shoreditch | 27,537 | 29.1 |
| London ... | 541,352 | 13.1 |
| Population, 1921 : | ||
| Shoreditch | 32,452 | 32.0 |
| London | 683,498 | 16.1 |