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It will be seen that no case of overcrowding was found in a dwelling
containing six or more rooms, and that the greatest number of overcrowded
families occupied dwellings having two or three rooms; 3,212 or
approximately 78 per cent, of the total.
Nearly 35 per cent, of the total overcrowded families were living
in tenement buildings, and, in St. Michael's Ward, where this type of
dwelling predominates, the percentage of overcrowding was 17.5 as
compared with 9.94 for the whole Borough.
Of the total number of overcrowded families 67 per cent, had
equivalent populations of to 6 persons, and 449 families were occupying
dwellings which will be dealt with under Clearance, Demolition and
Closing Orders.
The overcrowded families, with the exception of those in tenement
buildings, did not appear to be confined to any particular areas and
were found chiefly in dwellings which, by reason of their size, lend
themselves to sub-letting.