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Holborn 1914
Report for the year 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
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COMMON LODGING HOUSES ACTS, 1851 and 1853.
The Secretary of State, by a Provisional Order which came into operation
on the 1st November, 1894, transferred to the London County Council the
powers of the Commissioner of Metropolitan Police in respect of common
lodging houses.
The following is a list of the Common Lodging Houses registered in this Borough at the end of the year 1914:—
| Of these 14 are in St. Giles and Bloomsbury for | 1,060 lodgers. |
| „ 7 „ Holborn District for | 622 „ |
| Total 21 in the Borough for | 1,682 „ |
St. Giles and Bloomsbury.
| Situation of Common Lodging House. | Authorised No. of Lodgers. | Sex of Lodgers. | Situation of Common Lodging House. | Authorised No. of Lodgers. | Sex of Lodgers. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Betterton Street | 83 | M | 1-7, Macklin Street | 96 | M |
| 2, Kennedy Court | 8 | W | 19, do. | 40 | W |
| 3, do. | 10 | w | 21, do. | 26 | W |
| 4, do. | 19 | w | Parker Street Municipal | 345 | M |
| 5, do. | 8 | w | 7, 9, and 11, Short's Gardens, and | 311 | M |
| 6, do. | 8 | w | |||
| 7, do. | 9 | w | 3, Neal's Yard | ||
| 8, do. | 34 | w | 6 and 7, Wild Court | 63 | M |
Holborn District.
| Situation of Common Lodging House. | Authorised No. of Lodgers. | Sex of Lodgers. | Situation of Common Lodging House. | Authorised No. of Lodgers. | Sex of Lodgers. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25, Charles Street | 241 | m | 28, OrdeHall Street | 22 | m |
| 40, Eagle Street | 50 | m | 39, Queen Square | 52 | m |
| 4, Greville Street | 53 | m | 12 and 13, Took's Court | 110 | m |
| 29, Hatton Wall | 94 | m |