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St Giles (Camden) 1876

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]

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more fatal in the poorer parts of the District, may be greatly ameliorated
by improved hygienic conditions.
Doubtless a large amount both of the sickness and mortality arising
from chest diseases may be traced to the inmates of the common
lodging-houses, which abound in St. Giles.
These houses are so numerous that I have obtained from the Metropolitan
police authorities a correct list of them, with the number of
inmates allowed to each, and have tabulated them for your information.
The whole of the houses are under the active supervision of
Inspecting-Sergeant Peter Pitt, 41a, Albany Street Police Station.

Table: TABLE No. 21.—Showing the List of Registered Common Lodging-Houses in St. Giles District, with the Number of Inmatesallowed in each.

TABLE No. 21.—Showing the List of Registered Common Lodging-Houses in St. Giles District, with the Number of Inmates

allowed in each.

No. of House.Locality.No. of Lodgers allowed.No. of House.Locality.No. of Lodgers allowed.
148Drury Lane295Parker Street22
8King Street4933,, ,,48
24Brownlow Street1845,, ,,10
2Charles Street7248,, ,,27
6,, ,,492Maras Court12
8,, ,,703,, ,,16
11,, ,,1511,, ,,36
22,, ,,3612,, ,,57
23,, ,,2913,, ,,13
24,, ,,2214,, ,,36
38,, ,,3815,, ,,28
50,, ,,91,, ,,34
51,, ,,236,, ,,32
52,, ,,297,, ,,25
1Chapel Place298,, ,,30
2,, ,,119,, ,,30
1Kennedy Court1311,, ,,55
2,, ,,10Model,, ,,188
3,, ,,1811Church Lane20
4,, ,,3212,, ,,24
5,, ,,1616,, ,,30
6,, ,,1510,, ,,8
7,, ,,142Regent Place35
17Coal Yard6lA,, ,,22
19Great Wild Street5775Crown Street11
24,, ,,725Queen Street13
5Wild Passage96,, ,,30
2Pitts Place2810,, ,,23
3,, ,,3019,, ,,30
4,, ,,6820,, ,,134
7Princes Street .........5722,, ,,49
2Parker Street523,, ,,35
3,, ,,2924,, ,,43
4,, ,,3425,, ,,21
Total number of houses, 68. Number of inmates allowed, 2,238,