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City of London 1921

[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

DistrictNumber of Houses on RegisterNumber of LodgersNumber of TenementsAverage Number of Persons per TenementCleansing Notices Served
West724241892374
Middle42517154
East643571572373
Total14080636322151

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These houses are periodically inspected and in April of each year the landlords
are called upon to carry out a thorough cleansing of them in accordance with the
provisions of Bye-laws This necessitated the service of 151 Notices during 1921

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 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:—

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:—

Name and situation of Artisans' Block Dwellings.No. of Tenements.No. of Inhabitants.
One Room.Two Rooms.Three Rooms.Four Rooms.Five Rooms or more.
(WEST DISTRICT.
Albion Buildings, No. 21, Bartholomew Close....9............19
Albion Buildings, No. 22, Bartholomew Close....10............19
Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Close143............37
Dean Street Blocks, Fetter Lane—
Block A34....l....28
„ B25............29
„ C63............28
„ D25............24
„ E25............22
„ F....4....l....19
St. Ann's Chambers, Ludgate Hill210............19
Bloomfield House, Snow Hill....14....3....47
Total3172....5....291
MIDDLE DISTRICT.
Bridgewater House, Fann Street....12............12
City Buildings, Moor Lane....2012........90
Total....3212........102
EAST DISTRICT.
Harrow Alley and Stoney Lane—
North Block....488........217
South „52213........178
1 Prince's „550............167
Queen's „5405........160
King's „81616........158
Barker's Buildings, Catherine Wheel Alley, Bishopsgate10721....41
Total Two "Blocks"33183441....921

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These ten blocks contain 413 tenements and are inhabited by 1314 persons—
an average of 3T8 persons to each tenement
COMMON LODGING-HOUSE 116 MIDDLESEX STREET—The above
premises which are known as the "Salvation Army Working Men's Hotel and
Shelter" and is the only common lodging-house in the City was opened on the
7th February 1906 It was utilised during the War as a Soldiers' Hostel but is
now again in use as a common lodging-house The premises are periodically
inspected and always found to be well kept and in a generally satisfactory condition