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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
Southwark 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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St. Mary's Ward. Percentage Overcrowded, 7.8.
| Lettings. Size. | Families. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overcrowded . | Not Overcrowded . | ||
| One room | 38 | 508 | 546 |
| Two rooms | 218 | 1,288 | 1,506 |
| Three rooms | 165 | 2,332 | 2,497 |
| Four rooms | 38 | 966 | 1,004 |
| Five rooms | - | 274 | 274 |
| Six rooms or more | - | 54 | 54 |
| Total | 459 | 5,422 | 5,881 |
St. Paul's Ward. Percentage Overcrowded, 3.9.
| Lettings. Size. | Families. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overcrowded. | Not Overcrowded. | |||
| One room | 39 | 706 | 745 | |
| Two rooms | 69 | 973 | 1,042 | |
| Three rooms | 60 | 1,139 | 1,199 | |
| Four rooms | 26 | 1 ,179 | 1,205 | |
| Five rooms | 3 | 716 | 719 | |
| Six rooms or more | — | 87 | 87 | |
| Total | 197 | 4,800 | 4,997 | |
St. Peter s Ward. Percentage Overcrowded, 6.2.
| Lettings. Size. | Families. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overcrowded. | Not Overcrowded . | |||
| One room | 57 | 757 | 814 | |
| Two rooms | 175 | 1,403 | 1,578 | |
| Three rooms | 101 | 2,016 | 2,117 | |
| Four rooms | 59 | 1,112 | 1,171 | |
| Five rooms | 7 | 679 | 686 | |
| Six rooms or more | — | 47 | 47 | |
| Total | 399 | 6,014 | 6,413 | |