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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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The following table, compiled directly from Table No. 134 shows that there is
apparently considerable similarity between the borough as a whole and each of
its component wards. A glance at the table will show that relatively few families
were overcrowded to the extent of more than two "equivalent persons ":—
Table No. 135
Per cent. of overcrowded houses, overcrowded by not more than—persons
| Percent.of overcreowded houses, overcrowded by not more than- persons | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 1935 | |||||||
| 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2+ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2+ | |
| Whole Borough | 64.1 | 11.9 | 9.5 | 14.5 | 43.2 | 19.2 | 15.1 | 22.5 |
| Moorfields | 61.0 | 14.7 | 9.5 | 14.8 | 42.4 | 17.0 | 12.7 | 27.9 |
| Church | 59.2 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 17.5 | 41 3 | 160 | 15.5 | 27.2 |
| Hoxton | 68.1 | 12.7 | 6.5 | 12.7 | 39.0 | 23.6 | 18.2 | 19.2 |
| Wenlock | 67.2 | 9.7 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 51.0 | 19.0 | 13.6 | 16.4 |
| Whitmore | 65.3 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 13.0 | 42.3 | 19.3 | 15.5 | 22.9 |
| Kingsland | 54.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 23.6 | 48.2 | 18.4 | 13.7 | 19.7 |
| Haggerston | 61.0 | 13.0 | 6.7 | 19.3 | 40.1 | 20.7 | 15.0 | 24.2 |
| Acton | 66.4 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 15.2 | 45.2 | 20.3 | 10.3 | 24.2 |
Table No. 136 is a summary of the overcrowding position for the whole borough:—