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Holborn 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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REMOVAL OF MANURE.
The removal of manure was again carried out satisfactorily. No genuine
complaint was received. Posters requiring the periodical removal of manure and
other refuse matter from all stables or other premises in the Borough not less
frequently than every 48 hours were again posted in the various mews in the
Borough.
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 1913:—
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. | Authoi ised 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 Yard6 and 7, Wild Court | 63 | M |
| 8, do. | 34 | w |
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, Orde Hall Street | 22 | M |
| 40. Eaffle 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 |