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London County Council 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Report of the County Medical Officer—General.
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TABLE V.
A table summarising the information contained in the second and third paragraphs of this report, and showing the total number of persons who might be regarded as homeless on the ground of being unable to pay for a bed.
| Description.• | Men. | Women. | Young Persons. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of men who were received in a Salvation Army shelter and were sitting up | 18 | - | - | 18 |
| Number of men in the King's Tents | 52 | - | 52 | |
| Number in shelters in connection with the King's Tents | 82 | 6 | - | 88 |
| Persons found homeless in the streets | 370 | 121 | - | 491 |
| In licensed common lodging houses where no charge is made | 1,217 | 44 | 10 | 1,271 |
| In unlicensed houses where no charge is made | 249 | 234 | 6 | 489 |
| Beds in licensed common lodging houses paid for by charitable institutions | 141 | 1 | — | 142 |
| Persons in casual wards | 493 | 52 | 1 | 546 |
| Total number of persons found homeless, or rest ing in shelters, or occupying free beds in common lodging houses, shelters and casual wards * | 2,622 | 458 | 17 | 3,097 |
| 3,603 | 810 | 42 | 4,455 | |
| * The figures in italics are the totals for the night of the 9th February, 1912. | ||||