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Common Lodging houses.
The total common lodging-house accommodation available is now
2,255 beds for men, 62 for women.
Deaths.—77 deaths (76 males and 1 female) occurred in 1912 among
inmates of the common lodging-houses and shelters in the City. 30 of
the deaths were due to phthisis, 15 to respiratory diseases, 10 to nervous
diseases, 7 to diseases of the heart and blood vessels, 3 to cancer, and 2
to kidney disease. There were 35 deaths from St. John's Ward. 8 from
Covent Garden, and 34 from Strand.
The following is a list of the
common lodging-houses in Westminster, the number for which they
were licensed, and the number of deaths which occurred during the
last four years among persons alleged to have been inmates:—
Deaths.
Common Lodging Houses.
Men.
1909.
1910.
1911.
1912.
Bruce House, Kemble Street (L.C.C.)
706
28
36
34
24
33, Great Peter Street
397
22
11
8
14
Ham Yard Hospice, Great Windmill
Street
20
—
—
11, 12, and 13, Hanover Court
105
10
8
8
8
108, Regency Street
8
—
—
—
—
The Schools, Kean Street (S.A Shelter)
125
7
8
4
10
16, Strutton Ground
222
10
3
8
7
45 and 47, Tufton Street
79
—
2
3
4
S.A. Shelter, Great Peter Street
593
—
1
6
8
Women.
40, Great Peter Street
62
1
4
4
1
In addition, 1 death was recorded of a former inmate of the common
lodging-house—107, Wardour Street, the use of which as a common
lodging-house has been discontinued.
Tuberculosis.—105 new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis (9 being
women) were notified from common lodging-houses or as being
homeless:—
Bruce House 24 S.A. Shelter, Kean Street 13
33, Great Peter Street 9 S.A. Shelter, Great Peter Street 4
12, Hanover Court 7 47, Tufton Street 4
10, Strutton Ground 7 40, Great Peter Street 1
Besides, 44 inmates of common lodging-houses who had been notified
in previous years (1905-1911), were re-notified in 1912.
Homeless :—
St. George's Union District 29 Westminster 5
Strand 2