[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Borough.

  • Workington (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Houses occupied by Overcrowded 2 or more No. of Houses. No. of Occupants Houses. families. 5,424 26,861 251 591 Number of houses overcrowded which are occupied by two or more families ... ... ... ... 76 Number of houses overcrowded which are occupied by one family ... ... ... ... ... 175 251 Following the above report I was instructed by your Committee to report on the conditions which existed in the overcrowded houses, and, further, with special reference to undesirable conditions which existed in houses which do not actually come under the definition of overcrowding. The following is my report :— To the Chairman and Members of the Street and Sanitary Committee. Gentlemen, I beg to submit the following Abstracts from the Town Clerk’s returns. Schedule I. deals with undesirable conditions, apart from overcrowding. Schedule II. gives some indication of the conditions existing in cases of overcrowding. SCHEDULE I. KITCHEN, PARLOUR AND TWO BEDROOMS. Permissible number of occupants—eight per house. F. A M.—F. 20, F. 18, M. 18, F. 14, M. 11. F. & M.-M. 20, F. 18, M. 14, F. 12. F. A M— M. 30, M. 25, F. 20, F. 9, M. 2, Baby 1. F. A M.—M. 40, F. 18, M. 4, M. Lodger, M. Lodger.