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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

City of London 1910

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

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Table: Particulars relating to the registered Lodging-houses in the City now on the Register are given in the accompanying table:— Registered Lodging-houses.

Particulars relating to the registered Lodging-houses in the City now on the Register are given in the accompanying table:— Registered Lodging-houses.

District.No. of Houses on Register.No. of Lodgers.No. of Tenements.Average No. of Persons per Tenement.Cleansing Notices Served.
West1199844142.38154
Middle936211.818
East1208073462.32137
Total2481,8277812.3309

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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 in these
circumstances they are not subject to the Bye-laws for houses let in lodgings,
or occupied by members of more than one family:—
WEST DISTRICT.
Name and situation of Artizans' Block Dwellings.
No. of Tenements.
No. of
Inhabitants.
One
Room.
Two
Rooms.
Three Four
Rooms. Rooms.
Five
Rooms
or more.
Albion Buildings (No. 21), Bartholomew Close
...
10
• • «
• • «
34
Albion Buildings (No. 22), Bartholomew Close
...
10
• • «
...
28
Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Close
14
3
• • «
...
38
Dean Street Blocks, Fetter Lane—
Block A
3
4
1
...
34
„ B
2
5
...
...
22
„ c
6
3
... ...
...
29
„ D
2
5
...
...
18
,, E
2
5
...
...
26
,, F
...
4
1
19
St. Ann's Chambers, Ludgate Hill
3
22
...
...
40
Bloomfield House, Snow Hill
...
24
...
...
68
Total Six "Blocks"
32
95
2
...
356