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St Giles (Camden) 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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(e) For the cleansing and limewashing at stated times
of the premises.
(/) For the taking of precautions in case of any
infectious disease.
Section II. does not apply to common lodging houses
within the Common Lodging-Houses Act, 1851, or any Act
amending the same.
In this District the following 575 houses are registered under the regulations made by your Board, and confirmed by the Local Government Board in 1887, and which have been continuously employed with the most satisfactory results.
| Locality. | No. of Houses. | Locality. | No. of Houses. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Street, Great Saint | 27 | Parker Street | 3 |
| Andrew Street, Little Saint | 13 | Phoenix Street | 13 |
| Arthur Street | 21 | Portsmouth Street | 4 |
| Betterton Street | 27 | Queen Street | 8 |
| Clark's Buildings | 8 | Sardinia Street | 6 |
| Compton Street, New | 59 | Sardinia Place | 7 |
| Denmark Place | 6 | Sheffield Street | 1 |
| Drury Lane | 25 | Short's Gardens | 12 |
| Dudley Street (now Shaftesbury Avenue) | 28 | Smart's Buildings | 7 |
| Stacey Street | 15 | ||
| Dyott Street | 12 | Stanhope Street | 1 |
| Eagle Street | 2 | Tower Street | 5 |
| Earl Street, Little | 9 | Twyford's Buildings | 6 |
| Goldsmith Street | 8 | Turnstile, New | 8 |
| Handel Street | 27 | West Street | 10 |
| Kemble Street | 10 | Wild Court | 5 |
| Kenton Street | 62 | Wild Street, Great | 24 |
| Kingsgate Street | 11 | Wild Street, Little | 12 |
| Lumber Court | 12 | White Lion Street, Great | 8 |
| Neal Street | 41 | ||
| Nottingham Court | 12 |
Two registered owners were summoned for failure to
ftbate breach of regulations. Both owners were convicted.