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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 1909

Annual report of Medical Officer of Health for 1909

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The following were the corresponding figures for 1899, and show the
reduction in this class of property in the City since that date:—

Table: Registered Lodging-Houses (1899).

Registered Lodging-Houses (1899).

District.No of Houses on Register.No of Lodgers.No of Tenements.Average No. of Persons per Tenement.Cleaning Notices Served.
West1821,4906472.3282
Middle654271642.6166
East1581,2485112.44266
Total4053,1651,3222.4714

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In addition to the foregoing there are eleven Blocks of Dwellings let out in
tenements, but not placed on the Register for the reason that each holding is
"self-contained," it having been decided in a Court of Law that in these
circumstances they are not subject to the Bye-laws for houses let in lodgings,
or occupied by members of more than one family:—

Table: west district.

west district.

Name and situation of Artizans' Block Dwellings.No. of Tenements.No. of Inhabitants.
One Room.Two Rooms.Three Rooms.Four Rooms.Five Rooms or more
Albion Buildings (No. 21), Bartholomew Close...10.........34
(Albion Buildings (No. 22), Bartholomew Close...10.........28
Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Close143.........88
Dean Street Blocks, Fetter Lane—
Block A34...1...34
„ b25.........22
„ C63.........29
„ D25.........18
„ E25.........26
„ F...4...1...19
St. Ann's Chambers, Ludgate Hill322.........40
Took's Court, Nos. 1 and 2...6.........21
Bloomfield House, Snow Hill...24.........68
Total Six "Blocks''32101...2...377