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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| District and identification number. | Accommodation. | No. of residents. | Class. | Charge per day or week. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambeth. | ||||
| (1) | 37 | 26 | Teachers, typists | 3/- to 5/- lodging only. |
| (2) | 12 | 9 | Rescue home | Free. |
| (3) | 15 | 14 | Y.W.C.A., clerks, etc | 12/6 a week. |
| (4) | 8 | 8 | Rescue home | 5/- a week. |
| Lewisham. | ||||
| (1) | 5 | 1 | Y.W.C.A., shop assistants, clerks, | 10/6 to 12/6 a week. |
| teachers | ||||
| (2) | 73 | 65 | Salvation Army training home | 5/- a week. |
| (3) | 30 | 30 | Various | Free or 5/- a week. |
| (4) | 4 | 4 | Rescue home | Free. |
| (5) | 4 | 4 | Rescue home | Free. |
| Paddington. | ||||
| (1) | 56 | 38 | Milliners, dressmakers | 7/- to 8/6 a week. |
| (2) | 18 | 18 | Servants | Free. |
| (3) | 17 | 17 | Houseless poor asylum | Free. |
| (4) | 10 | 10 | Social home | 6/- to 8/6 a week. |
| (5) | 6 | 6 | Widows | 1/- a week ; food extra. |
| (6) | — | 28 | Single women, first child only | £16 a year. |
| (7) | 10 | 10 | Servants' home | 5/- a week, 10/- to 15/-boarders. |
| Poplar. | ||||
| (1) | 5 | 4 | Working girls | 2/6 a week. |
| (2) | 3 | 3 | Rescue home | Free. |
| (3) | 8 | — | Maternity home | Free. |
| (4) | 8 | 8 | Rescue home | Free. |
| (5) | 12 | 12 | Working girls | From 3/6 a week. |
| St. Marylebone. | ||||
| (1) | 21 | 17 | Servants | 3/6 to 4/2 a week. |
| (2) | 18 | 15 | Do | 4/- a week. |
| (3) | 96 | 96 | Y.W.C.A., business girls | 4/6 to 6/- a week. |
| (4) | 23 | 23 | Church Army home | Free. |
| (5) | 10 | 10 | Do. | Free. |
| (6) | 8 | 8 | Do. | Free. |
| (7) | 44 | 44 | Houseless poor asylum | Free. |
| (8) | 26 | 26 | Aged servants, etc | 10/6 to 20/- a week. |
| (9) | 16 | 16 | Rescue home | Single, free or 2/6 ; maternity, 5/- a week. |
| (10) | 12 | 12 | Aged servants | 10/- a week. |
| (11) | 12 | 11 | Servants | 7/- a week. |
| (12) | 12 | 8 | Rescue home | 5/- a week. |
| St. Pancras. | ||||
| (1) | 21 | 6 | Refuge | Free. |
| (2) | 6 | 6 | Refugo | Free. |
| (3) | 10 | 5 | Rescue home | Free or 5/- a week. |
| (4) | 21 | 21 | Rescue home | Free. |
| (5) | 8 | 6 | Rescue home | 5/- a week. |
| (6) | 25 | 25 | Rescue homo, first fall only | Free or 7/6 a week. |
| (7) | 12 | 10 | Do. Do. | 5/- a week. |
| (8) | 8 | 3 | Poor gentlefolk | Free. |
| (9) | 45 | 20 | For fallen women, first fall only | Free; if able, pay for doctor and nurse. |
| Southwark. | ||||
| (1) | 53 | 46 | Working girls | 7/- a week. |
| (2) | 90 | 26 | — | 3/6 lodging only. |
| (3) | 19 | 13 | — | Free. |
| (4) | 11 | 11 | Business girls | 7/- to 11/- a week. |
| (5) | 14 | 14 | Rescue home | Froe or 5/- a week. |
| Stepney. | ||||
| (1) | 25 | 13 | Girls' home | 1/- a day, board and lodging. |
| (2) | 8 | 3 | Working girls | 5/6 a week. |
| (3) | 73 | 73 | Rescue homo | Free. |
| (4) | 112 | 108 | Shelter | Free. |
| (5) | 63 | 60 | Working girls | 3/6 a week board and lodging |
| Stoke Newinqton. | ||||
| (1) | 90 | 82 | Training home | Free. |
| Wandsworth. | ||||
| (1) | 20 | 8 | Laundry hands and servants | 7/- a week |
| (2) | 8 | 5 | Servants | 10/3 a weak. |
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