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In considering these figures it is important to remember that, for Census purposes,
a family is a person or group of persons included in a Census schedule so that it
includes such persons as lodgers or caretakers. In Woolwich there were 2,930
families consisting of one person and a deduction should be made in this respect.
(b) Density of Population.
For many years one of the accepted standards of overcrowding has been what is
known as the Registrar General's Standard of more than two persons per room. It
has never been looked on as an absolute standard but merely as a convenient measure
for comparing density of population in a neighbourhood. The following tabular
statement shows to what extent certain densities of persons per room exist :—
Number of persons living more than three persons per room in
England and Wales 565,869
Percentage so living 1.48
Number of persons living more than three persons per room in
London 150,130
Percentage so living 3.64
Number of persons living more than three persons per room in
Woolwich 1,431
Percentage so living 1.04
Number of persons living at a density of three and over two persons
per room in England and Wales 2,074,325
Percentage so living 5.45
Number of persons living at a density of three and over two persons
in London 391,222
Percentage so living 9.49
Number of persons living at a density of three and over two persons
per room in Woolwich 6,378
Percentage so living 4.62
Number of persons living at a density of two and over one and a half
persons per room in England and Wales 4,446,940
Percentage so living 11.68
Number of persons living at a density of two and over one and a half
persons per room in London 665,542
Percentage so living 16.14
Number of persons living at a density of two and over one and a half
persons per room in Woolwich 16,210
Percentage so living 11.75