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London County Council 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Annual Report of the London County Council, 1913.

Table: TABLE III.Number of permanently Free Beds in premises licensed as Common Lodging Houses on the night of 14th February, 1913. In other licensed Common Lodging Houses from 140 to 150 beds occupied on that night were paid for by charitable institutions, chiefly by the Church Army, the City Temple Mission, and the Willow-street Mission.

TABLE III.

Number of permanently Free Beds in premises licensed as Common Lodging Houses on the night of 14th February, 1913. In other licensed Common Lodging Houses from 140 to 150 beds occupied on that night were paid for by charitable institutions, chiefly by the Church Army, the City Temple Mission, and the Willow-street Mission.

Premises.Free beds.For labour.
Men.Women.Children.Men.
Bermondsey. Salvation Army, Spa-road---537
Bethnal Green. Church Army Labour Home, Warner-place---53
Finsbury. Church Army Labour Home, Banner-street---114
Kensington. Barnardo's Home, Penzance-place-198—
Stepney.
Medlard Hall306---
Barnardo's Home, Commercial-street-252-
Salvation Army, Quaker-street---190
Westminster. Ham-yard Hospice, Great Windmill-street17---
3234410894
Unoccupied on night of census4064-74

Table: TABLE IV.Number of persons in Shelters, etc., not licensed as Common Lodging Houses.

TABLE IV.

Number of persons in Shelters, etc., not licensed as Common Lodging Houses.

Sanitary district.Free beds.For labour.
Men.Women.Children.Men.
Bermondsey. (1)-26--
Holborn.
(1)2716--
(2)—14--
Southwark. (1)---143
Stepney.
(1)18---
(2)1441116—
1891676143
There were on the same night in the Labour Homes and Homes for Women of the Church Army 60 men and 67 women.