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Holborn 1902
Report for the year 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Holborn Sub-District.
| Situation of Common Lodging-House. | Authorised No. of Lodgers. | Sex of Lodgers. | Situation of Common Lodging-House | Authorised No. of Lodgers. | Sex of Lodgers. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18, Fulwood s Rents | 50 | W | 65, Mount Pleasent | 9 | M |
| 19, ditto | 32 | 39, Hatton Wall | 101 | M | |
| 20, ditto | 114 | M | 28, Red Lion Square | 72 | M |
| 7, Castle Court | 57 | M | 39, Queen Square | 52 | M |
| 40, Eagle Street | 50 | m | 28,Orde Hall Street | 22 | m |
| 12, Took's Court | 63 | M | 25, Charles Street, Salvation Army Shelter | 333 | M |
| 13, Took's Court | 52 | M | |||
| 4, Greville Street | 55 | M |
A total of 14 Common Lodging-houses registered for 1,002 Lodgers.
common lodging-houses.
According to the Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the administrative County
of London for the year 1901, the number of Common Lodging-Houses on the Register was at
the end of that year 514 (or fourteen less than the preceding year), providing accommodation for
28,037 persons.
35,225 visits were paid by day and 2,133 night visits. In addition to these there were
4,241 day visits and 55 night visits to unregistered houses, including 3,185 visits to seamen's
lodging-bouses.
The number of new houses placed on the Register in 1901 was nine, and the number of
cases of infectious disease reported from Common Lodging-Houses was as follows:—Small-pox,
135; Erysipelas, 17; Diphtheria, 6; Enteric fever, 5; Scarlet fever, 2; and Measles, 1; a total
of 166.
A marked improvement in the standard of cleanliness maintained in Common LodgingHouses
in London is observable. Much attention has been devoted by the Council's officers to
the maintenance of these houses in a condition free from noxious insects. Particularly may be
mentioned the use of the plumber's blowpipe, the flame of which is able to penetrate the interstices
of iron bedsteads and of woodwork.
dairies, cowsheds and milk shops, slaughter-houses and
offensive businesses.
Under the London Government Act, 1899, it became the duty of the Borough Councils to
enforce the bye-laws and regulations for the time being in force with respect to dairies and milk
shops, and with respect to slaughter-houses, knackers' yards, and offensive businesses. All
these premises have been inspected from time to time, and all nuisances or breaches of regulations
abated.
dairies, cow sheds and milk shops.
The number of registered dairies and milk shops in the borough is 157, of which 66 are
in Bloomsbury and St. Giles, and 91 are in the Holborn Sub-District.
During the year, 7 were newly registered in Bloomsbury aud St. Giles, and 12 in the
Holborn Sub-District. On application for registration under the Dairies, Cowsheds and Milk
Shops Order of 1885, the premises were also carefully inspected by me, and notices served to
remedy any sanitary defects.
There are only two cow sheds in the Borough, viz :—
No. 4, Goldsmith Street, and
Union Buildings, Leather Lane.