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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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FREQUENCY OF OVERCROWDING
Table No. 133
Number of families overcrowded by—persons
| Whole Borough | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | 6 | 6½ | 9 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 662 | 629 | 239 | 192 | 99 | 93 | 41 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2,013 | |
| Wards— | |||||||||||||||
| Moorfields | 33 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 95 |
| Church | 141 | 143 | 59 | 53 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 480 |
| Hoxton | 126 | 138 | 49 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 387 |
| Wenlock | 95 | 100 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 289 |
| Whitmore | 82 | 71 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 234 |
| Kingsland | 82 | 62 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | . | — | — | — | 222 |
| Haggerston | 70 | 57 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | 208 |
| Acton | 33 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | . | — | 1 | — | — | 98 |
The following table gives, in terms of percentages, the information set out in
terms of frequencies in the preceding table:—
Table No. 134
Number of families overcrowded by—persons
| Whole Borough | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | 6 | 6½ | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.9 | 31 2 | 11.9 | 9.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | |
| Wards— | ||||||||||||||
| Moorfields | 34.7 | 26.3 | 14.7 | 9.5 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Church | 29.4 | 29.8 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — |
| Hoxton | 32.5 | 35.6 | 12.7 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — |
| Wenlock | 32.9 | 34.3 | 9.7 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whitmore | 35.0 | 30.3 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | — | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Kingsland | 36.9 | 27.9 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — |
| Haggerston | 33.6 | 27.4 | 13.0 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acton | 33.7 | 32.7 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - |