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Second Stage (Form B).
The second stage of the survey for the purpose of measuring all the
rooms in the houses in which these "possible" cases were found, was
carried out by the survey assistants and, as it was necessary for them to
enter the houses, each was issued with a written authority signed by
the Town Clerk.
In addition to the room measurements, more detailed information
was obtained with regard to the population, i.e., the number of persons
living as married couples, the number of males and females over 10 years
of age and the ages to the nearest month of all children under 10.
A comparison with Table II of the information thus obtained disclosed
a further 958 overcrowded families, 14 of which were found to infringe
Section 2 (1) (a), i.e., two persons over 10 of opposite sexes and not living
together as husband and wife occupying one room.
The final figures showed that during the course of the survey 27,810
premises were visited and particulars obtained in respect of 41,208
families, 4,096 of which were found to be overcrowded and 37,112 not
overcrowded.
The whole of the information obtained was tabulated on Form C,
which showed the distribution of the families concerned, in relation to
the size of the family and the size of the accommodation occupied.
The following Tables show the result in terms of the sizes of the
dwellings for the Borough as a whole, and each of the 10 Wards therein,
together with the percentage of overcrowded families in relation to the
total families.
The Borough.
Percentage Overcrowded, 9.94.
Lettings.
Size.
Families.
Total.
Overcrowded.
Not Overcrowded.
One room
518
5,733
6,251
Two rooms
2,042
9,711
11,753
Three rooms
1,170
11,464
12,634
Four rooms
336
6,532
6,868
Five rooms
30
3,235
3,265
Six rooms or more
-
437
437
Total
4,096
37,112
41,208