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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Holborn 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Saint Sepulchre.

Saint Sepulchre.

11 and 12 Peter's Lane133 Mitre Court3
1 Mitre Court64 do.3
2 do.3

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These are now in the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury.

Table: The following have been transferred from the Clerkenwell Yestry to the Holborn Borough:—

The following have been transferred from the Clerkenwell Yestry to the Holborn Borough:—

47 Mount Pleasant38 Warner Street48 Warner Street
49 Mount Pleasant40 Warner Street50 Warner Street
9 Little Bath Street42 Warner Street52 Warner Street
32 and 34 Warner Street44 Warner Street

Table: COMMON LODGING-HOUSES.

COMMON LODGING-HOUSES.

18 Fulwood's Rents, Holborn50 lodgers19 Fulwood's Rents, Holborn32 lodgers
20 Fulwood's Rents, „114 „4 Greville Street, „55 „
40 Eagle Street, „50 „7 Little Saffron Hill, „12 „
7 Castle Street, „57 „65 Mount Pleasant, „9 „
12 Took's Court, „70 „39 Hatton Wall, ,,101 „
13 Took's Court, „61 „28 Red Lion Square, ,,70 „

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These are under the supervision of the London County Council.

Table: BAKEHOUSES.

BAKEHOUSES.

92 Theobald's Road.13 Leigh Street.
124 Theobald's Road.58 Leather Lane.
136 Theobald's Road.70 Leather Lane.
19 Red Lion Street.172 Clerkenwell Road.
50 Red Lion Street.1 Greville Street.
74 Red Lion Street.14 Mount Pleasant (transferred to St. Pancras).
6 Lambs Conduit Street (two).
28 Lambs Conduit Street.5 Goswell Road (transferred to Finsbury).
50 Lambs Conduit Street.56 St. John Street (transferred to Finsbury).
17 New North Street.
8 High Holborn.36 Warner Street (transferred from Finsbury).
9 Cosmo Place.
33 Great Ormond Street.

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All are underground bakehouses with the exception of the one at 74, Red Lion Street, and
one of the two at 6, Lambs Conduit Street.
All have been inspected at least twice during the year.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
29 Red Lion Street. | Yorkshire Grey Yard, Eagle Street.
COW SHED.
Union Buildings, Leather Lane.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.

Table: Summary of Sanitary work done during 1900 under the Factory and Workshops Acts, 1878-1895, and under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.

Summary of Sanitary work done during 1900 under the Factory and Workshops Acts, 1878-1895, and under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.

Inspector Bennett.Inspector McQuinn.Inspector Freeman.Total.
Workshops Inspected98731,0401,211
'' Notices served21194181
" New drainage254047
" Additional Water-closet accommodation1172341
" Overcrowding4—26
" Dirty condition1022840
Complains received from H.M. inspector of Factories6—410