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City of Westminster 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Common Lodging-houses.
Seventy-seven deaths occurred in 1904 iu the common lodging-houses
in the City. Fifty-one of these were attributed to St. John's Ward, 15
to the Strand, 8 to Covent Garden, 2 to Regent, and 1 to St. Anne's
Ward. Sixty-seven were men, and the causes of death were—consumption
15, respiratory diseases 13, cancer 11, heart disease 9, kidney
diseases 3, small-pox 1, and other complaints 15. Ten were women, and
death was due to—consumption 5, respiratory disease 3, other causes 2.
In place of the premises which have been demolished or closed
during the last few years, three new common lodging-houses have now
heen registered, viz., the shelter for men in Coburg Row, and two
places newly opened by the Salvation Army, one in Millbank and the
other in the old schools in Stanhope Street.
Common Lodging-houses.
| 40, Great Peter Street | 75 women |
| 397 men | |
| 6, Great Smith Street | 26 „ |
| 6a, Great Smith Street | 36 „ |
| 6b, Great Smith Street | 71 „ |
| 6c, Great Smith Street | 68 „ |
| Ham Yard Hospice, Great Windmill Street | 20 „ |
| 11, Hanover Court | 35 ,, |
| 12, Hanove: Court | 32 „ |
| 13, Hanover Court | 38 „ |
| 23 and 25, Millbank Street (Salvation Army) | 449 „ |
| 10 and 11, Monck Street | 64 „ |
| The Schools, Stanhope Street (Salvation Army) | 125 „ |
| 16, Strutton Ground | 211 „ |
| 22, Yere Street | 48 „ |
| 27 and 28, Vere Street | 48 „ |
| 29 and 30, Yere Street | 176 „ |
| 2, Harvey Buildings | 35 „ |
| 26, Litchfield Street | 53 „ |
| 108, Regency Street | 8 „ |
| 45 and 47, Tufton Street | 91 „ |
| 107, Wardour Street | 87 „ |
| -- 2,118 men |
Houses Let in Lodgings.
In my last report I wrote that the by-laws dealing with houses let
in lodgings or occupied by persons of more than one family had been
approved by the Local Government Board; but scarcely had this been
done when the High Court decided that the clause requiring the annual
cleansing of premises was invalid, by reason of the fact that no provision
was made in the by-laws for a notice to be served on the responsible owner.
A similar decision declared invalid By-law No. 26, made by the County
Council under Section 39 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, in