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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
London County Council 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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TABLE IV.
Number of Persons in Shelters, etc., not licensed as Common Lodging Houses.
| Sanitary district. | Free beds. | For labour. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men. | Women. | Children. | Men. | |
| (1) | - | 15 | - | - |
| (1) | 34 | 17 | — | - |
| (2) | — | 15 | — | - |
| (1) | - | 5 | - | - |
| (2) | - | - | - | 171 |
| (1) | 15 | - | - | - |
| (2) | 139 | 107 | 28 | - |
| 188 | 159 | 28 | 171 | |
| There were on the same night in Ghurch Army Labour Homes and Homes for Women. | 245 men and 206 women. | |||
TABLE V.
Common Lodging Houses.
Number of Persons turned away and Cause—January, 1909, and February, 1905, compared.
| Reason. | January, 1909. | February, 1905. | Increase + or Decrease — in 1909. Persons. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men. | Women. | Couples. | Total persons. | Men. | Women. | Couples. | Total persons. | ||
| No money | 479 | 11 | - | 490 | 670 | 64 | 4 | 742 | — 252 |
| House full | 39 | - | - | 39 | 198 | 1 | 6 | 211 | — 172 |
| Drunk | 10 | 4 | - | 14 | 7 | 1 | - | 8 | + 6 |
| Too dirty | 12 | - | 5 | 22 | 21 | - | - | 21 | + 1 |
| Disorderly | 3 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | — 3 |
| Too young | 1 | - | - | 1 | — | - | - | - | + 1 |
| Not getting up when called | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | + 4 |
| Total | 544 | 15 | 7 | 573 | 901 | 67 | 10 | 988 | — 415 |
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