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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
Croydon 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
1. Municipal Lodging House.
The Municipal Lodging House (built by the Corporation
owing to displacement of private common lodging houses due to
improvement scheme) is situate at Pitlake, and contains 101
cubicle beds for nightlv letting to lodgers. In addition there are
three oubicles allotted to members of the Municipal Lodging
House Staff, making a total of 104 cubicles on the premises. The
charge per night to lodgers is Is., the cost of a weekly ticket is
6s. for seven nights.
The number of men accommodated during the year was
32,522. The number of men lodgers exceeded 89 per night
throughout the year. The receipts and expenditure for the last
ten years are as follows: —
Receipts. Expenditure.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
1926 1338 8 7 1639 2 8
1927 1362 14 7 1591 17 0
1928 1346 2 8 1516 7 11
1929 1329 5 1 1483 1 5
1930 1324 10 8 1477 13 6
1931 1385 6 4 1711 19 6
1932 1517 8 4 1547 5 5
1933 1437 2 6 1544 7 10
1934 1469 16 1 1695 8 9
1935 1488 11 5 1420 14 9
2. Private Common Lodging Houses.
There are 9 common lodging houses on the register.
During 1935, 101 day and 63 night inspections were made.
Notices were served for the conditions and defects as set out
in the summary of defects found (paragraph 7).
Table IV.
The following Table gives the situation of and the accommodation in the common lodging houses: —
| Premises. | No. of Rooms. | Accommodation. |
|---|---|---|
| 9, Prospect Place | 3 | 17 men |
| 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 & 24, Lahore Road.. | 30 | 75 men and women. |
| 11 and 12, Princess Road | 10 | 39 men and women |
| 9 | 43 | 131 men and women |