Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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TABLE II.
Common Lodging Houses.
Sanitary district. | No. of houses | Accommodation. | Census on 15th—16th Jan., 1909. | No. of vacant beds on 15th—16th Jan., 1909. | No. of persons turned away unable to pay, &c. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males. | Females. | Couples. | Males. | Females. | Couples. | Males. • | Females. | Couples. | Males. | Females. | Couples. | ||
Battersea | 8 | 157 | 78 | 23 | 97 | 16 | 9 | 60 | 62 | 14 | - | - | - |
Bermondsey | 5 | 1,073 | — | - | 821 | — | - | 252 | — | - | 4 | - | — |
Bethnal-green | 14 | 712 | - | - | 523 | - | - | 189 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Camberwell | 6 | 536 | - | — | 523 | - | - | 128 | — | — | 7 | - | - |
Chelsea | 9 | 337 | 52 | — | 254 | 36 | — | 83 | 16 | 3 | 3 | - | |
City of London | 1 | 452 | - | - | 442 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Deptford | 8 | 1,159 | 80 | - | 652 | 22 | - | 507 | 58 | - | 32 | - | - |
Finsbury | 8 | 543 | - | - | 414 | - | - | 07 | 58 | - | 21 | - | - |
Fulham | 1 | 43 | - | - | 36 | - | - | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - |
Greenwich | 4 | 157 | - | - | 102 | - | - | 55 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Hackney | 6 | 401 | - | - | 254 | - | - | 147 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
Hammersmith | 9 | 466 | - | 44 | 310 | - | 3 | 156 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Hampstead | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - |
Holborn | 28 | 1,701 | 162 | - | 1,487 | 118 | - | 214 | 44 | - | 29 | - | - |
Islington | 43 | 1,228 | 215 | 18 | 836 | 126 | 7 | 392 | 89 | 11 | 28 | 1 | - |
Kensington | 24 | 431 | 272 | - | 277 | 146 | — | 154 | 126 | - | - | - | - |
Lambeth | 7 | 693 | - | - | 626 | - | - | 67 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
Lewisham | 1 | 30 | — | - | 20 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | — |
Paddington | 7 | 195 | 40 | - | 136 | 26 | — | 59 | 14 | - | 5 | - | - |
Poplar | 9 | 1,143 | - | — | 599 | — | - | 544 | — | - | 46 | - | - |
St. Marylebone | 17 | 1,306 | 109 | - | 1,127 | 75 | - | 179 | 34 | - | 19 | 2 | — |
St. Pancras | 10 | 727 | 109 | - | 597 | 44 | - | 130 | 65 | - | 8 | 7 | - |
Shoreditch | 12 | 774 | — | - | 592 | - | - | 182 | — | - | 10 | - | - |
Southwark | 44 | 3,231 | 430 | — | 2,372 | 273 | - | 859 | 157 | - | 44 | - | - |
Stepney | 56 | 5,440 | 694 | 180 | 4,369 | 506 | 128 | 1,071 | 188 | 52 | 190 | 2 | 7 |
Stoke Newington | 1 | 37 | - | - | 35 | - | - | 2 | — | - | - | - | — |
Wandsworth | 10 | 185 | 5½ | 20 | 167 | 5½ | 14 | 18 | - | 6 | - | - | - |
Westminster | 17 | 2,300 | 75 | - | 2,070 | 64 | - | 230 | 11 | - | 48 | - | - |
Woolwich | 23 | 519 | 44 | - | 436 | 26 | - | 83 | 18 | - | 20 | - | - |
Totals | 388 | 25,976 | 2,365½ | 245 | 20,059 | 1,483½ | 161 | 5,917 | 882 | 84 | 544 | 15 | 7 |
½ 1 child.
Note.—In addition to the figures given above there were in Rowton Houses on the same night 4,473 men
and 635 vacant beds.
TABLE III.
Number of permanently Free Beds in premises licensed as Common Lodging Houses on the night of the 15th January, 1909. In other licensed Common Lodging Houses, some COO or 700 beds occupied on that night were paid for by charitable institutions, chiefly by the Church Army.
Premises. | Free beds. | For labour. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Men. | Women. | Children. | Men. | |
Salvation Army, Spa-road | — | — | — | 321 |
Holy Trinity Church, Old Nichol-street | 21 | — | — | - |
Ghurch Army Labour, Warner-place | — | — | — | 71 |
Church Army Home, Banner-street | - | - | - | 132 |
Barnardo's Home, St. John s-place | - | 6 | 15 | - |
Salvation Army Home, Argyle-square | - | - | - | 96 |
Medland Hall | 343 | - | 8 | - |
28, Betts-street | - | 6 | — | - |
Barnardo's Home, Commercial-street | - | 22 | — | - |
Salvation Army, Quaker-street | - | - | - | 202 |
Ham Yard Hospice, Great Windmill-street | 20 | - | - | - |
384 | 34 | 23 | 822 | |
Unoccupied on night of census | 4 | 47 | — | 33 |