2. The Relation of Window Area to Floor Area

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2. The relation of Window Area to Floor Area

2.1 In this section tables are given corresponding to the tables in the previous section and showing what proportion the total area of windows is to the total floor space of the room. Comparative tables are given for houses and flats and for houses built before 1 914 and between 1918 - 1939.

TABLE 12

The proportion that Window Area is of floor Area in the Scullery

	Up to 49 sq. ft.		50 sq. ft. and over
	No.	%	No.	%
Less than 5%		22		45
5-14%		29		36
15-24%		26		13
25-34%		8		4
35-44%		7		1
45% and over		8		1
No answer		-		-
No. of Rooms	176	100	167	100

TABLE 13

The proportion that Window Area is of floor Area in the Kitchen

	Up to 89 sq. ft.		90 sq.ft. and over
	No.	%	No.	%
Less than 5%		26		44
5-14%		41		45
15-24%		22		8
25-34%		6		1
35-44%		3		-
45% and over		2		2
No answer		-		-
No. of Rooms	258	100	167	100

TABLE 14

The proportion that Window Area is of floor Area in the Kitchen Living Room

	Up to 109 sq. ft.		110-149 sq.ft. and over		150 sq.ft. and over
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Less than 5%		19		52		-
5-14%		44		36		-
15-24%		27		9		-
25-34%		6		3		1
35-44%		2		-		-
45% and over		2		-		-
No answer		-		-		-
No. of Rooms	226	100	136	100	77	-
	2 cases unclassified for size of room

TABLE 15

The proportion that Window Area is of floor Area in the Main Living Room

	Up to 109 sq. ft.		110-149 sq.ft. and over		150 sq.ft. and over
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Less than 5%		-		37		32
5-14%		-		42		45
15-24%		-		14		18
25-34%		-		6		2
35-44%		-		1		-
45% and over		-		-		3
No answer		-		-		1
No. of Rooms	73	-	150	100	176	100

TABLE 16

The proportion that Window Area is of floor Area in the Sitting Room

	Up to 109 sq. ft.		110-149 sq.ft. and over		150 sq.ft. and over
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Less than 5%		13		17		26
5-14%		34		38		42
15-24%		29		30		21
25-34%		15		12		9
35-44%		6		1		2
45% and over		2		1		-
No answer		1		1		-
No. of Rooms	172	100	238	100	186	100
	1 case unclassified for size of room

TABLE 17

The proportion that Window Area is of floor Area in the Bedroom

	Up to 89 sq. ft.		99-129 sq.ft. and over		130 sq.ft. and over
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Less than 5%		21		33		51
5-14%		43		48		34
15-24%		24		12		11
25-34%		7		3		3
35-44%		3		1		-
45% and over		1		2		1
No answer		-		-		-
No. of Rooms	245	100	267	100	362	100
	5 cases unclassified for size of room

TABLE 18

The proportion that Window Area is of floor Area in the Bathroom

	Up to 49 sq. ft.		50 sq.ft. and over
	No.	%	No.	%
Less than 5%		23		46
5-14%		35		39
15-24%		21		12
25-34%		10		3
35-44%		6		-
45% and over		5		-
No answer		-		-
No. of Rooms	297	100	114	100
	4 cases unclassified for size of room

TABLE 19

Summary of the proportion that Window Areas are of floor Areas in the Sitting Room, Main Living Room and Kitchen Living Room

	Up to 109 sq. ft.		110-149 sq.ft. and over		150 sq.ft. and over
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Less than 5%		17		32		36
5-14%		37		38		40
15-24%		26		20		17
25-34%		10		8		5
35-44%		4		1		1
45% and over		5		-		-
No answer		1		1		-
No. of Rooms	471	100	524	100	439	100
3 cases unclassified for size of room

TABLE 20

The proportion that Window Area is of floor area in Houses and Flats compared

	Scullery and Kitchen				Kitchen Living Room				Main Living Room and Sitting Room				Bedroom
	House		Flat		House		Flat		House		Flat		House		Flat
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Less than 5%		2		-		-		1		-		1		1		-
5-14%		35		17		41		25		24		19		39		24
15-24%		38		36		37		42		39		41		40		42
25-34%		16		29		17		17		23		22		14		21
35-44%		4		8		3		8		9		10		3		7
45% and over		3		11		1		7		4		7		2		5
No answer		-		-		-		1		1		-		1		1
All Rooms	638	100	112	100	336	100	101	100	849	100	130	100	706	100	158	100
	Unclassified House/Flat 18				Unclassified House/Flat 4				Unclassified House/Flat 17				Unclassified House/Flat 15

TABLE 21

Summary of the proportion that Window Areas are of floor Areas in Sitting Rooms, Main Living Rooms and Kitchen Living Rooms in Houses and Flats

	House		Flat
	No.	%	No.	%
Less than 5%		-		1
5-14%		29		22
15-24%		38		41
25-34%		21		20
35-44%		8		9
45% and over		3		6
No answer		1		-
All Rooms	1185	100	231	100
	Unclassified House/Flat 21

TABLE 22

The proportion that Window Areas are of Floor Areas of houses built before 1914 and between 1918 - 1939 compared

	Scullery				Kitchen				Kitchen Living Room				Main Living Room				Sitting Room				Bedroom				Bathroom
	Pre 1914		1918-1939		Pre 1914		1918-1939		Pre 1914		1918-1939		Pre 1914		1918-1939		Pre 1914		1918-1939		Pre 1914		1918-1939		Pre 1914		1918-1939
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Less than 5%		2		1		2		1		-		-		1		-		-		-		1		-		-		-
5-14%		35		29		35		30		40		34		43		18		26		7		43		27		30		28
15-24%		33		29		41		44		38		39		39		44		39		36		35		49		34		38
25-34%		17		25		18		16		16		20		10		23		21		37		14		17		15		20
35-44%		5		8		2		6		4		5		3		8		10		16		3		5		10		7
45% and over		8		9		1		3		2		2		4		8		5		3		3		2		9		7
No answer		-		-		-		1		-		-		-		1		1		1		1		-		1		-
All Rooms	214	100	125	100	227	100	195	100	316	100	122	100	204	100	193	100	376	100	217	100	543	100	329	100	137	100	276	100
	Unclassified Age of Dwelling 4				Unclassified Age of Dwelling 3				Unclassified Age of Dwelling 3				Unclassified Age of Dwelling 2				Unclassified Age of Dwelling 4				Unclassified Age of Dwelling 7				Unclassified Age of Dwelling 2

TABLE 23

Summary of the proportion that Window Areas are of floor Areas in Sitting Rooms, Main Living Rooms and Kitchen Living Rooms of houses built before 1914 and between 1918-1939

	Pre 1914		1918-1939
	No.	%	No.	%
Less than 5%		1		-
5-14%		34		17
15-24%		38		39
25-34%		16		28
35-44%		6		11
45% and over		4		4
No answer		1		1
All Rooms	896	100	532	100
	Unclassified Age of Dwelling 9

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