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in Banner Street. Three Common Lodging-houses (with accommodation
for 176 persons) have been closed in the last three years.
5. Model Dwellings.—There are 204 blocks of so-called
" model dwellings " in Finsbury, containing 4,063 tenements, and
accommodating 17,300 persons. A list of these appeared in my
report for 1903 (p. 154).
6. Underground Rooms.—-Under Sections 96 and 97 of
the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, there have been 24 illegal
occupations of underground rooms abated. In a large number of
other instances re-adjustment in the house has reduced the illegal
occupation.
7. Stable Dwellings.—During the year an inquiry has
been made into the number and condition of the stable dwellings
in the Borough. The number and occupancy may be set out as
follows:—
Premises.
No. of
Occupancies.
No. of Persons.
Adults.
Children.
Total.
Claremont Mews 31 37 15 52
Garnault Mews 1 2 — 2
Jay's Buildings 16 41 37 78
Holford Yard 2 4 1 5
Holford Mews 3 7 6 13
Sidney Grove 42 101 75 176
Rosoman Mews 2 3 3 6
Davis' Yard 1 2 — 2
Baker's Row 1 4 5 9
Totals 99 201 142 343
At the time of the inquiry 20 occupancies over stables were
found to be empty. In some of these dwellings the same family