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Holborn 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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The Town Clerk and I prepared new bye-laws which were approved by the Council and sent
to the Local Government Board, who suggested various amendments. These have not been agreed
to by the Council, and the subject is still under consideration by the Local Government Board.
COMMON LODGING-HOUSES ACTS, 1851 AND 1853.
The Secretary of State, by a Provisional Order which came into operation on the 1st November,
1894, transferred to the London County Council the powers of the Commissioner of Metropolitan
Police in respect of Common Lodging-houses.
The following is a list of the Common Lodging-houses Registered in this Borough :—
| Of these 31 are in Bloomsbury and St. Giles for | 1,742 | lodgers |
| „ „ 11 „ „ Holborn Sub-District for...... | 655 | „ |
| Total 42 in the Borough | 2,397 | „ |
Bloomsbury and St. Giles.
| Situation of Common Lodging-House. | Authorised No. of Lodgers. | Sex of Lodgers. | Situation of Common Lodging-House. | Authorised No. of Lodgers. | Sex of Lodgers. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11, Short's Gardens | 36 | M | 25, Great Queen Street | 50 | M |
| 12, ditto | 62 | M | 16, Castle Street | 33 | M |
| 13, ditto | 20 | M | 9, Dyott Street | 29 | M |
| 20, ditto | 34 | M | 14, Lumber Court | 73 | M |
| 21, ditto | 46 | M | 3, Neal's Yard | 44 | M |
| 22, ditto | 36 | M | 22 to 25, Queen Street | 151 | M |
| 6, Betterton Street | 95 | M | 20 and 21, ditto | 134 | M |
| 6, Wild Court | 30 | M | 2, Kennedy Court | 10 | M |
| 7, ditto | 35 | M | 3, ditto | 12 | M |
| 1 to 7, Macklin Street | 96 | M | 4, ditto | 24 | M |
| 19, ditto | 45 | M | 5, ditto | 10 | W |
| 21, ditto | 23 | W | 6, ditto | 8 | W |
| Parker Street Municipal Buildings | 324 | M | 7, ditto | 11 | W |
| 8, Parker Street | 33 | W | 8, ditto | 38 | W |
| 10, Parker Street (back addition) | 50 | W | 25, Drury Lane | 34 | W |
| 36, Parker Street | 115 | M |
A total of 31 Common Lodging-Houses, registered for 1,742 Lodgers.
Holborn Sub-District.
| Situation of Common Lodging-House. | Authorised No. of Lodgers. | Sex of Lodgers. | Situation of Common Lodging-House. | Authorised No. of Lodgers. | Sex of Lodgers. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18, Fulwood's Rents | 50 | W | 13, Took's Court | 52 | M |
| 19, ditto | 32 | W | 4, Greville Street | 55 | M |
| 20, ditto | 114 | M | 65, Mount Pleasant | 9 | M |
| 7, Castle Court | 57 | M | 39, Hatton Wall | 101 | M |
| 40, Eagle Street | 50 | M | 28, lied Lion Square | 72 | M |
| 12, Took's Court | 63 | M |
A total of 11 Common Lodging-Houses registered for 655 Lodgers.
According to the Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Administrative County of
London, the year 1900 was the seventh year during which Common Lodging-Houses in the County of
London have been subject to regulation by the Council. The number of houses on the register at the
end of the year was 528, providing accommodation for 28,311½ persons. Seven of these houses were
registered for the first time in 1900. In the supervision of these houses, the Council's Inspectors
made 29,097 inspections, of which number 28,428 visits were made to registered, and 1,069 visits