London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
London County Council 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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the accommodation is poor. Only women and children are admitted, and boys must be less than
five years old. There are 82 single beds, average number of women would be about 40, whilst the
usual number of occupants, including children, is about 50. No charge is made. The premises are
well maintained.
No. 91a, Whitechapel High-street, Stepney.
A home for respectable working girls, fitted to accommodate 63 lodgers. At the present time
53 are staying here. The charge is 3s. 6d. per week, and strict inquiry is made into the respectability
of every lodger. Some occupy cubicles, others small rooms containing three or four beds. There are
eight w.c.'s, two on each landing, two bath-rooms, a washhand basin is provided for use of each
person.
Providence-row night shelter, Stepney.
These premises are open for lodgers of both sexes and for children during the winter months
only. No charge is made. The accommodation provided consists of fixed raised bunks, with leather
aprons for covering. Separate washing and w.c. accommodation is provided in the basement,
and the premises generally are well maintained. About 112 women and children are admitted.
No. 1, Church-row, Limehouse, Stepney.
This is a Roman Catholic home for women, in connection with a convent opposite. There are
85 women at present stopping here, no casual lodgers, and it is quite free.
There are 85 women at present stopping here, no casual lodgers, and it is quite free. 85 women free
| Sanitary districts. | Number of registered premises. | Number of groups of houses. | Number of single women. | Number of married couples. | Number of groups of houses accommodating. | Prices. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wo Tien only. | Married couples only. | Women and married couples. • | Men and married couples. | Men, women and married couples | Men and women. | Double bed. | Single bed. | |||||
| Westminster | 3 | 2 | 133 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1/- | 5d. and 6d. | ||||
| Chelsea | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 6d. | |||||||
| Holborn | 14 | 5 | 334 | 5 | 5d. and 6a. | |||||||
| Hammersmith | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8d. | 4d. | |||||
| Paddington | 2 | 2 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8d. | 4d. and 6d. | ||||
| Kensington | 19 | 12 | 278 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8d., l0d. and 1/- | 4d., 5d. and 6d. | |
| St. Pancras | 3 | 3 | 144 | 3 | 8d., 9d., and 1/- | |||||||
| St. Marylebone | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 3/6 per week. | |||||||
| Finsbury | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1/- | 6d. | |||||
| Islington | 8 | 6 | 106 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9d. and 1/- | 6d., 8d. and 9d. | |||
| Stepney | 20 | 11 | 635 | 240 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | w 9d. and | 2d., 4d., 5d. and 6d. | ||
| South wark | 13 | 8 | 307 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8d., 1/- and 1/6 | 4d. and ' 6d. | ||
| Wandsworth | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8d., l0d. and 1/- | 4d. and 6d. | |||
| Battersea | 3 | 1 | 37 | 30 | 1 | 6d. | ||||||
| Woolwich | 15 | 10 | 43 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6d. | ||
| Total | 115 | 69 | 2,151 | 574 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 3 _i | There are a few beds reserved for children | |
Figures relating to unregistered premises are not included in this table, except Salvation Army shelter for women.