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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
Southall-Norwood 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Size of dwellings
From Document A it can be calculated that occupied dwellings in the district are roughly
as follows:—
Table 1.
| 70 | 1 roomed dwellings |
| 530 | 2 „ „ |
| 1300 | 3 „ „ |
| 1600 | |
| 7300 | 5 „ „ |
| 1250 | 6 „ „ |
| 400 | dwellings with more than six rooms. |
Number of persons in family.
It will also be seen that, roughly :
Table 2.
| 330 families consist of 1 person |
| 2520 „ „ l½ or 2 persons |
| 4100 „ „ 2½ or 3 „ |
| 2700 „ „ 3½ or 4 |
| 1500 „ „ 4½ or 5 |
| 700 „ „ 5½ or 6 ,, |
| 300 ,, „ 6½ or 7 „ |
| 170 „ „ more than 7 persons. |
Document B
This merely sets out the information on overcrowded houses in Document A in a more
easily appreciable form (not reprinted here).
On the right hand side of the form will be seen the totals of overcrowded houses for
varying numbers of " persons " in family. These are as follows:—
Table 3.
| "Persons" in family | No. of families | "Persons" in family | No. of families |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | cd/fd | 87 |
| — | 7 | 1 | |
| — | 4 | ||
| 1 | 8 | 17 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| 9 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 9 | 9½ | 7 |
| 9 | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | 10 | 10½ | 3 |
| 6½ | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | 16 | 3 | |
| 6½ | 6 | ||
| Total | 159 |
For rehousing purposes it is necessary to know the number of individuals rather than
" persons " in these families. These are as follows:—
Table 4.
| Individuals in family | No. of families | Total Individuals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - |
| 2 | - | — |
| 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 23 | 92 |
| 5 | 15 | 75 |
| 6 | 30 | 180 |
| 7 | 17 | 119 |
| 8 | 20 | 160 |
| 9 | 15 | 135 |
| 10 | 14 | 140 |
| 11 | 10 | 110 |
| 12 | 10 | 120 |
| 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 159 | 1166 |