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Southwark 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table showing the numbers and sizes of additional dwellings required after deducting those overcrowded
dwellings likely to be dealt with under Part I (clearance area procedure), and Part II (closing or demolition
orders) of the Housing Act, 1930:—
(a) On the standard of Table I in the First Schedule to the 1935 Act:
(b) On the standard of If persons a room.

Table: Distribution of working-class families in relation to size of family and size of dwelling occupied.

Distribution of working-class families in relation to size of family and size of dwelling occupied.

Size of family "equivalent number'' of persons.Size of dwelling occupied, in terms of the maximum "equivalent numb; r" of persons permitted to occupy it without causing it to be overcrowdedTotals of Families.
*0*½11½22½33½44½55½66½77½88½99½1010½1111½1212½13 and over.Overcrowded.Not Over crowded.Total.
1-2110134491121128532224941667112724921—114——2——152170447065
1½———5276210—1211—21--1--------122122
2—31695104436021247102973504019990132850146—9694—5—2—14+l281065210780
2½——112473531523101148231514360461031279——4——-219833473545
3——26345411607102540723901713063156913133617342813—2215166736824
3½———149393156]75983114722997183354——224-3———457212291801
4——1111047320423101134117623103328581193741519226141202312272233694091
4½———51144443173827410234511276834285—6———6214719933
5——-122126882659587176692529563.810132328340102—2437620532429
5½——-1-71201187865716591720582352——43——3353343696
6--—-1881662671991184543731331815813714—26411315107021212
6½----2710—97621420_151950694139—14———3185205390
7_——-1311—90732121719307197557871174——21210336546
7½—-—-—135-30193831219394223—17—1—38499183
8—————12114229—8461012575457—81-1317992271
8½—————5——14—3—202442-3273131--26340103
9—————4——14—1124119123326131——45850108
9½-——-—21—4———12—311125432———1271542
10—-------5---10--23—2422611—2261440
10½-----------------------7—7
11-------------2---2—111-1_-—-729
11½----------------1--------2—2
12-----------------1---1----1213
12½----------------1--------2123
13 and over-----------------------—--3—33
Totals of Dwellings.Overcrowded—2420318+l5615165264279410223238209313028153552------+4096-
Not Overcrowded——101345421785002470939786636531949052301833496881785608912118214189| 2813418937112-
Total—2412137722334651852358186604673426128543921437971618006394121684141892813418941208