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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
Finsbury 1907
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1907 including annual report on factories and workshops
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These Common Lodging Houses have been visited and inspected
on various occasions during the year. 1 here are no Salvation Army
Shelters in Finsbury. Three Common Lodging Houses (with
accommodation for 176 persons) have been closed in the last five
years.
Under Sections 96 and 97 of the Public Health (London) Act,
1891, there have been six illegal occupations of underground rooms
abated. In a large number of other instances re-adjustment in the
house has reduced the illegal occupation.
During the year an inquiry has been made into the number anc 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. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | |||
| Claremont Mews | 13 | 37 | 19 | 56 |
| Holford Yard | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Holford Mews | 3 | 4 | s | 9 |
| Jay's Buildings | 16 | 34 | 39 | 73 |
| Garnault Mews | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Sidney Grove | 42 | 77 | 68 | 145 |
| Baker's Row | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 14, Clerkenwell Close | 1 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 93A, Charterhouse Street | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Charterhouse Mews | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 1, New Court, Peters' Lane | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 82, Bath Street | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 119, Lever Street | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Davis' Yard | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Totals | 86 | 189 | 143 | 333 |