§ 84. Major NATHANasked the Minister of Health the number of cases in each of the Metropolitan boroughs of Bethnal Green, Stepney, Shoreditch and Poplar where four, five, six, seven, eight and over eight persons, respectively, inhabit one room?
§ Mr. GREENWOODAs the answer involves a tabular statement, I will, with the hon. Member's consent, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
| No figures are available except those collected at the Census of 1921, which are as follows:— | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan Borough | Number of Private Families each occupying one room and consisting of following number of persons:— | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Over 9. | ||||
| Bethnal Green | … | … | … | 315 | 86 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Poplar | … | … | … | 312 | 99 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Shoreditch | … | … | … | 434 | 162 | 41 | 7 | 5 | — | — |
| Stepney | … | … | … | 606 | 259 | 61 | 17 | 7 | 1 | — |