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16 houses contained 64 occupied tenements, of which 21 were overcrowded.
This yields a percentage of overcrowding of 32.8. It
will he remembered that in July, 1902, we made a night inspection
of a number of Italian houses in this district, with the result that
58.4 per cent, of overcrowding was found, and in June, 1903,
50.5 per cent, were overcrowded. On both occasions some of the
overcrowding was of a serious degree. It is probable that in the
summer the overcrowding of Italians is not so marked as in the winter,
as during the summer many of them are sleeping out or are away
in the provinces temporarily, hawking their goods (ice creams,
plaster casts, etc.), laying asphalte, or organ grinding. This last
inspection reveals a more satisfactory state of affairs, which is due
to the strict instructions which we have given to house owners
in this district that we cannot permit overcrowding. Of the 21
overcrowded tenements 13 (or 62 per cent.) were of a serious degree

These Common Lodging-houses have been visited and inspected
on various occasions during the year. One in Whitecross Street,