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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Table No. 132
PERSONS OVERCROWDED
| Moor-fields | Church | Hox-ton | Wen-lock | Whit-more | Kings-land | Hagger-ston | Acton | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIVALENT NUMBER "PERSONS" PER FAMILY | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 |
| 1½ | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 92 | |
| 2½ | - | 42½ | 27½ | 25 | 30 | 17½ | 20 | 10 | 172½ | |
| 3 | 15 | 60 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 222 | |
| 3½ | 35 | 213½ | 217 | 140 | 112 | 80½ | 91 | 42 | 931 | |
| 4 | 56 | 332 | 388 | 232 | 152 | 120 | 92 | 76 | 1,448 | |
| 4½ | 13½ | 112½ | 112½ | 54 | 63 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 445½ | |
| 5 | 45 | 265 | 155 | 210 | 105 | 130 | 50 | 55 | 1,015 | |
| 5½ | 82½ | 181½ | 170½ | 104½ | 104½ | 99 | 110 | 38½ | 891 | |
| 6 | 72 | 312 | 270 | 120 | 156 | 192 | 144 | 48 | 1,314 | |
| 6½ | 65 | 162½ | 104 | 52 | 52 | 58½ | 84½ | 26 | 604½ | |
| 7 | 49 | 280 | 98 | 133 | 84 | 112 | 91 | 63 | 910 | |
| 7½ | 15 | 112½ | 75 | 82½ | 67½ | 82½ | 142½ | 22½ | 600 | |
| 8 | 16 | 136 | 104 | 88 | 72 | 96 | 104 | 56 | 672 | |
| 8½ | 17 | 51 | 59½ | 34 | 59½ | 25½ | 59½ | — | 306 | |
| 9 | 9 | 36 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 63 | 18 | 342 | |
| 9½ | — | 28½ | — | 19 | 19 | 9½ | 19 | 9½ | 104 | |
| 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 40 | — | 170 | |
| 10½ | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | — | 10½ | — | 52½ | |
| 11 | - | - | 11 | 22 | - | 11 | — | — | 44 | |
| 11½ | - | 11½ | 11½ | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | |
| 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | — | — | 12 | |
| 12½ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | |
| 1938 Survey | 515 | 2,402 | 1,916½ | 1,460 | 1,215½ | 1,204 | 1,178 | 505½ | 10396½ | |
| 1935 Survey | 849 | 4,126 | 3,530 | 2,579 | 3,040½ | 1,784 | 2,103 | 1,317½ | 19329 | |
The degree of overcrowding is shown by the following tables.
In these tables the number of persons referred to are in terms of "equivalent
numbers," i.e., an individual over ten is counted as one; a child between one and
ten years is counted as one-half; a child under one is ignored.