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City of London 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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66
TENEMENT HOUSES.
The houses let in lodgings or occupied by members of more than one
family have been re-surveyed.

Table: Those now on the Register are:—

Those now on the Register are:—

District.No. of Houses on Register.No. of Lodgers.No. of Tenements.Average No. of Persons per Tenement.Sanitary Notices Served.
West1691,4025952.35191
Middle443061032.9759
East1531,1684772.45169
Total3662,8761,1752.45419

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The houses in question are frequently inspected, and in April of each
year their owners called upon to undertake a thorough cleansing of them,
in accordance with the provisions of your Bye-laws.
This necessitated the service of a total of 419 Notices [or, 191, 59,
and 169 during the year, in the West, Middle, and East Districts
respectively].

Table: In addition to the foregoing there are eleven Blocks of dwellings let out in tenements, but not placed on the Register for the reason that each holding is "self-contained," it having been decided in a Court of Law that under these circumstances they are not subject to the Bye-laws for houses let in lodgings, or occupied by members of more than one family:—

In addition to the foregoing there are eleven Blocks of dwellings let out in tenements, but not placed on the Register for the reason that each holding is "self-contained," it having been decided in a Court of Law that under these circumstances they are not subject to the Bye-laws for houses let in lodgings, or occupied by members of more than one family:—

Situation.No. of Tenements.No. of Inhabitants.
"Artizans' Dwellings," Stoney Lane, Houndsditch2601,057
Nos. 21 and 22, Albion Buildings, Bartholomew Close2066
Bartholomew House, Cloth Fair1747
Barker's Buildings, Catherine Wheel Alley2471
Blomfield House Buildings, King Street, Snow Hill2482
Bridgewater House, Fann Street1250
City Buildings, Moor Lane31111
Dean Street, Fetter Lane37113
St. Ann's Chambers, Broadway41107
Nos. 1 and 2, Fleur-de-Lis Court, Carter Lane38
Nos. 1 and 2, Took's Court, Furnival Street1248
Total4811,760

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Average number of persons to each tenement, 3.66.