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Common Lodging-houses.
The total common lodging-house accommodation available during
the year was 2,051 beds for men, 62 for women.
Deaths.—92 deaths (90 males and 2 females) occurred in 1914 among
inmates of the common lodging-houses and shelters in the City. 26 of
the deaths were due to phthisis, 22 to respiratory diseases, 4 to nervous
diseases, 18 to diseases of the heart and blood vessels, 9 to cancer, and 2
to kidney disease. There were 43 deaths in St. John's Ward, 8 in
Covent Garden, and 39 in 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 five years among persons alleged to have been inmates:—
Comni )n Lodging Ileuses.
No. of
beds.
Deaths.
1910.
1911.
1912.
1913.
1914.
Men.
Bruce House, Kemble Street
(L.C.C.) 706 36 34 24 32 35
33, Great Peter Street 397 11 8 14 16 16
Ham Yard Hospice, Great
Win imill Street 20 — — — —
11,12, and 13, Hanover Court 105 8 8 8 9 8
108, Regency Street. 8 — — — — 2
16, Strutton Ground 222 3 8 7 12 9
S.A. Shelter, Great Peter
Street 593 1 6 8 2 10
Women.
40, Great Peter Street 62 4 4 1 5 2
In addition, 10 deaths were recorded of former inmates of common
lodging-houses the use of which has been discontinued.
Tuberculosis.—Information was received of 99 new cases of pulmonary
tuberculosis (7 being women) from common lodging-houses or
homeless.
Of these 17 have died, and the deaths have been recorded of 20
notified in previous years, but probably a number have died elsewhere.
There were 2 deaths from other forms of the disease.
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