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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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TABLE V. A Table summarising the information contained in the third paragraph of this report, and showing the total number of persons who might be regarded as homeless on the ground of being unable to pay for a bed.
| Description. | Men. | Women. | Young Persons. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of men who received food and were allowed to rest in 3 Salvation Army shelters | 1,428 | — | — | 1,428 |
| Number of men in the King's Tents | 78 | _ | — | 78 |
| Number in shelter in connection with the King's Tents | 139 | — | — | 139 |
| In other institutions where food and shelter only is given | 133 | — | — | 133 |
| Persons found homeless in the streets | 732 | 220 | 17 | 969 |
| In licensed common lodging houses where no charge is made | 1,235 | 37 | 8 | 1,280 |
| In unlicensed houses where no charge is made | 701 | 350 | 11 | 1,062 |
| *Beds in licensed common lodging houses paid for by charitable institutions | 308 | 80 | — | §448 |
| Persons in casual wards | 928 | 173 | 6 | 1,167 |
| Total number of persons found homeless, or resting in shelters, or occupying free beds in common lodging houses, shelters and casual casual wards | 5,742 | 860 | 42 | 6,644 |
*The figures here given are probably not complete, as they were obtained by inquiry at the several lodging
houses. For instance, the Church Army alone gave away 357 tickets for men, and the Willow-street Mission 153
tickets for women. These two bodies, however, would distribute the bulk of the free tickets.