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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
City of London 1900
Report on the proceedings of the Public Health (Sanitary) Department of the Corporation of London during the year 1900
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TENEMENT HOUSES
The houses let in lodgings or occupied by
members of more than one family have been
re-surveyed.
Those now on the Register are :—
| District. | No. of Houses on Register. | No. of Lodgers. | No. of Tenements. | Average No. of Persons per Tenement. | Sanitary Notices Served. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183 | 1,502 | 656 | 2.29 | 239 | |
| 55 | 363 | 130 | 2.79 | 66 | |
| 158 | 1,186 | 488 | 2.43 | 176 | |
| Total | 396 | 3,051 | 1,274 | 2.39 | 481 |
The houses in question are frequently inspected,
and in April of each year their owners
called upon to undertake a thorough cleansing
of them, in accordance with the provisions of
your Bye-laws.
This necessitated the service of a total of
481 Notices [or, 239, 66, and 176 during the
year, in the West, Middle, and East Districts
respectively].