Exclusive use of a bath

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Year Exclusive use of bath Shared access to bath No access to bath
1951 18,191 Show data context 787 Show data context 14,847 Show data context
1961 26,661 Show data context 251 Show data context 8,269 Show data context
1971 32,055 Show data context 92 Show data context 4,015 Show data context
1991 43,090 Show data context 51 Show data context -28 Show data context
Date: Source:
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 26 , 'Household Arrangements', for 'Counties, Cities, Wards of Cities, Burghs'
1961 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of S1961COU_25 does not appear in SRC_TAB]
1971 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of S1971COU_25 does not appear in SRC_TAB]
1991 Census of Population

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In 1951 and 1971, the census asked whether households had exclusive, shared or no use of a "fixed bath". In 1991, the question was slightly altered to include showers as well as baths; and by then there was no need to specify "fixed".


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Scottish Borders District through time | Housing Statistics | Exclusive use of a bath, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10032830/cube/HOUS_HAVE_BATH

Date accessed: 23rd April 2024