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Croydon 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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MUNICIPAL COMMON LODGING HOUSE.
This Lodging House affords accommodation for 17 \vomen and
84 men. The number of nightly occupants during the year amounted
to 29,139 men and 3,402 women, making a total of 32,541. The
average number of lodgers amounted to 80 men and 9 women per
night.
The receipts and expenditure (exclusive of sinking fund and interest) for the past six years were:—
| Receipts. | Expenditure. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| 1910 | 765 | 13 | 2 | 670 | 16 | 11 |
| 1911 | 802 | 12 | 7 | 610 | 7 | 11 |
| 1912 | 764 | 1 | 7 | 662 | 3 | 9 |
| 1913 | 765 | 6 | 7 | 623 | 14 | 4 |
| 1914 | 822 | 4 | 9 | 735 | 8 | 9 |
| 1915 | 787 | 9 | 1 | 737 | 10 | |
OTHER COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
There are ten other houses on the register.
The following Table gives the situation of the ten registered houses and the accommodation provided therein:—
| Premises. | No. of Rooms. | Accommodation. |
|---|---|---|
Nos. 19 to 24, Lahore Road—These houses are under one
management and worked as one establishment, as also are Nos. 11
and 12, Princess Road. Practically, therefore, only four common
lodging houses now remain in the Borough, with a total accommodation
of 200 adults, or if we add the Municipal Common Lodging
House, a total of five houses with 263 single beds and 19 double beds.
During the year common lodging houses received 464 visits,
while four houses received night visits.
Minor infringements of bye-laws were detected on 12 occasions,
but in no case were they sufficiently serious for legal proceedings to be
taken.