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ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
Holies Street, Nos. 112 and 113, Drury Lane was
discontinued, the first named house being pulled down,
and the latter two subsequently closed under the "Public
Health (London) Act"; so that there is now accommodation
of this class for 624 persons.
For women:—
12, Holies Street (now closed) 21 beds.
25, Stanhope Street 34 „
14, White Horse Yard 35 „
15, „ „ „ 46 „
For men:—
112 & 113, Drury Lane (now closed) 99 „
1 & 2, St. Mary's Buildings, Wych
Street 92 „
27 & 28, Vere Street 48 „
29, Vere Street 63 „
30, „ 113 „
22, „ 48 „
13, Sardinia Street 55 „
15, „ „ 35 „
26, Litchfield Street 55 „
There are also a Salvation Army Shelter accommodating
116 men, and a number of smaller unlicensed
lodging houses.
Legal Proceedings.
The following is a summary of the cases in which it
was necessary to lay a complaint before a magistrate.
Public Health (London) Act: —
Summons applied for and granted 15
Result:—
Board's Order complied with before magistrate
heard case 2