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Croydon 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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OTHER COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
There are ten other houses on the register.
The following Table gives the situation of the ten registered houses and the accommodation provided therein:—
| Premises. | No. of Rooms. | Accommodation. |
|---|---|---|
| 11 & 12, Princess Road | 12 | 54 men and 8 married couples. |
| 9, Prosp of Place | 7 | 18 men and 5 m married couples. |
| 19. 20. 21, 22, 23 & 24, Lahore Road | 30 | 50 men, 10 women, and 6 married couples. |
| 52, Union Street | 13 | 30 men. |
Nos. 19 to 24, Lahore Road—These houses are under one
management and worked as one establishment, as also are Nos. 11
and 12, Princess Road. Practically, therefore, only four common
lodging houses now remain in the Borough, with a total accommodation
of 200 adults, or if we add the Municipal Common Lodging
House, a total of five houses with 263 single beds and 19 double beds.
During the year common lodging houses received 575 visits,
while 10 houses received night visits.
Minor infringements of bye-laws were detected on 30 occasions,
but in no case were they sufficiently serious for legal proceedings to be
taken.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
There are 52 houses registered under the bye-laws. During the
year these houses received 976 visits.
On no occasion were offences discovered for which prosecutions
were necessary.
At the present moment the following houses are registered as houses let in lodgings:—
| Wilford Road | 29 |
| Forster Road | 9 |
| Holmesdale Road | 4 |
| Beulah Grove | 1 |
| Ely Road | 8 |
| Princess Road | 1 |
| 52 |