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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
St Giles (Camden) 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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There was no body deposited on account of death due
to infectious disease, though there is a chamber set apart
for the reception of such cases.
Bye-laws as to Houses let in Lodgings.
(54 and 55 Vic., Cap. 76; Sec. 94, Sub-sec. 1.)
Section 94 sub-section 1 gives power to Sanitary
Authorities to make and enforce bye-laws as to houses let
in lodgings.
This section does not apply to Common LodgingHouses
within the meaning of the Common Lodging
Houses Act 1851 or any Act amending the same.
In this district the following 618 houses are registered under the Regulations made by your Board and confirmed by the Local Government Board in 1897.
| Locality. | No. of Houses. | Locality. | No. of Houses. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Street, Great Saint | 27 | Nottingham Court | 12 |
| Andrew Street, Little Saint | 13 | Parker Street | 3 |
| Arthur Street | 21 | Phoenix Street | 13 |
| Betterton Street | 27 | Portsmouth Street | 5 |
| Castle Street | 18 | Queen Street | 8 |
| Clark's Buildings | 8 | Queen Street, Great | 21 |
| Compton Street, New | 59 | Sardinia Street | 6 |
| Denmark Place | 6 | Sardinia Place | 7 |
| Drury Lane | 26 | Sheffield Street | 1 |
| Dudley Street (now Shaftesbury Avenue) | 28 | Short's Gardens | 12 |
| Smart's Buildings | 7 | ||
| Dyott Street | 12 | Stacey Street | 15 |
| Eagle Street | 2 | Stanhope Street | 1 |
| Earl Street, Little | 9 | Tower Street | 5 |
| Goldsmith Street | 8 | Twyford's Buildings | 6 |
| Handel Street | 27 | Turnstile, New | 8 |
| Kemble Street | 10 | West Street | 10 |
| Kentcn Street | 65 | Wild Court | 5 |
| Kingsgate Street | 10 | Wild Street, Great | 24 |
| Lumber Court | 12 | Wild Street, Little | 12 |
| Neal Street | 41 | White Lion Street, Great | 8 |