HC Deb 11 November 1930 vol 244 cc1494-5W
Mr. MARCUS

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of families of four or more persons in Dundee who are living in one-room houses; the total number of such persons; and what percentage they represent of the total population of the city?

Mr. JOHNSTON

According to the Census of 1921, which contains the latest available information, there were in one-roomed houses in Dundee 1,076 families living four or more to the house. These families comprised 4,995 persons representing 2.97 per cent. of the population of the city.