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St Giles (Camden) 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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The number of persons using the urinals, were obtained
by deducting those using the w.c.'s from the total.
The persons using the lavatory basins were not considered,
it being assumed that every person using them,
also used either a water closet or urinal.
In the women's conveniences, payment is required from all persons using them whether the w.c.'s or the lavatory basins, and the number of people is ascertained from the actual money receipts.
| Women's Lavatories. | Total number using convenience in one week. | Number using water closets. | Number using lavatory-basins. | Average per day of Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaftesbury Avenue | ||||
| New Oxford Street | ||||
| High Holborn |
Public Urinals.
The urinal in Southampton Mews was removed on the
23rd November, 1898, the Mews then being closed as a
public way.
The following is a list of the public urinals above
ground in the St. Giles District:—
Compartments. Compartments.
Colonnade 6 Seven Dials 6
Dunns Passage 5 Shorts Gardens 6
Galen Place 3 Torrington Mews 1
Little Guilford Street 4 Whetstone Park 3
The quantity of water used at the above ground urinals
within the District during the year was 2,214,000 gallons.
The quantity used at the underground lavatories was
3,979,000 gallons.