Exclusive use of a W.C.

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Year Exclusive use of W.C. Shared access to W.C. No access to W.C.
1951 4,625 Show data context 229 Show data context 3,739 Show data context
1961 9,655 Show data context 110 Show data context 2,311 Show data context
1971 17,762 Show data context 180 Show data context 542 Show data context
1981 25,563 Show data context 39 Show data context 220 Show data context
1991 31,299 Show data context 19 Show data context 62 Show data context
Date: Source:
1951 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of EW1951COU2_M25 does not appear in SRC_TAB]
1961 - 1991 Census of Population
1971 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of EW1971COU2_M25 does not appear in SRC_TAB]

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Between 1951 and 1991 the census reported on whether households had exclusive, shared or no use of a "water closet" (toilet). In 1971, households with access only to "outside water closets" were listed separately, and in 1991 inside toilets were required.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, East Dorset District through time | Housing Statistics | Exclusive use of a W.C., A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10076754/cube/HOUS_HAVE_WC

Date accessed: 25th April 2024