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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 Westminster 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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kidney disease 1, and other complaints 2; 3 young children born to
inmates of these houses died, death being due to syphilis in 2 instances,
tuberculosis in 1.
The supervision of common lodging-houses is one of the duties of
the London County Council, and in their General Powers Act of 1902,
they obtained powers to secure the annual licensing of such houses.
Hitherto it was only on a third conviction under the Common Lodging
Houses Act, 1853 (Section 12), that a keeper could be prevented carrying
on his business. Under the powers obtained it will be possible to raise
the standard of these houses. There is room for much improvement in
most of the houses devoted to this purpose.
Three lodging-houses, accommodating 90 men and 115 women, have
been closed during the year in the Strand Ward, consequent on street
improvements; two others, in St. John.s Ward, accommodating 7 men
and 17 women, have been discontinued to be used as lodging-houses.
| Ward. | Deaths. | Authorised Number of Lodgers. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| women. | |||
| 17, St. Ann.s Street * | St. John | - | 17 |
| 14 and 15, White Horse Yard * | Strand | 8 | 81 |
| 25, Stanhope Street * | Do | — | 34 |
| 132 | |||
| Women and Married Couples. 40, Great Peter Street | St. John | 6 | 86 |
| Men. | |||
| 11, 12, and 13, Hanover Court | Covent Garden | 6 | 118 |
| 2, Harvey.s Buildings | Do. | 1 | 52 |
| 107, Wardour Street | Regent | 6 | 87 |
| 26, Lichfield Street | St. Anne | 3 | 54 |
| 6, 6a, 6b. and 6c, Great Smith Street | St. John | 13 | 218 |
| 33, Great Peter Street | Do | 28 | 424 |
| 108, Regency Street | Do | — | 18 |
| 16, Strutton Ground | Do | 10 | 228 |
| 45 and 47, Tufton Street | Do. | 2 | 105 |
| 30, Romney Street* | Do | — | 7 |
| 10 and 11, Monck Street | Do | — | 64 |
| 16, Snow.s Bents | St. Margaret | 4 | 86 |
| 1 and 2, St. Mary's Buildings* | Strand | — | 90 |
| 22, Vere Street | Do. | 2 | 48 |
| 29 and 30, Yere Street | Do. | 10 | 176 |
| 26 and 28, Vere Street | Do. | 48 | |
| 1,823 | |||
| 2.041 |
*Not so occupied at end of year.
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