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St Giles (Camden) 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]

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92
363 notices were served by the Sanitary Inspectors on
owners under the provisions of the above regulations for
cleansing of premises and the abatement of nuisances.
Common Lodging-houses.
(14 & 15 Vict., cap. 28, and 16 & 17 Vict, cap. 41).
There are 50 common lodging-houses in the parish of St.
Giles-in-the-Fields registered by the Commissioners of Police
to accommodate 1,810 inmates.
The prices of the beds range from 4d. to 1 s. per night.

Table: Inspector Blatchford and Sergeant Sergeant of the Bow Street E Sub-division are the officers appointed to inspect the houses in this district.

Inspector Blatchford and Sergeant Sergeant of the Bow Street E Sub-division are the officers appointed to inspect the houses in this district.

Street or Place.No. of Lodgers allowed.Owner.Street or Pl?ce.No. of Lodgers allowed.Owner.
178, Black Horse
Yard105Mr. Skivens.11, Short's Gardens36Mr Biss.
11, Newton Street30Mr. Jones.12, ,,62„
13, ,, ,,43„13, ,,20„
15, „ „23,,20, ,,34„
1, Macklin Street16Mr. Dickie.21, ,,46„
3, „ „33„22, ,,36„
5, „ „24„14, ,,26Mr. Doberty.
7, „ „35„20 & 21, Queen Street34Mr. Ren wick.
9, „ „10„22 & 23, „169„
19, „ ,,54Mrs. Howell.24 & 25, „62„
21, „ ,,30„3, Neal's Yard44„
6, Betterton Street96Mrs. Cooper.12, KembleStreet100Mrs. Campbell.
8, „ ,,18Mr. Hall.14, „ ,,71„
8, Parker Street34Mrs. Bresnahan16, Castle Street29Mrs. Conner.
10, „ „22„7, Dyott Street32Mrs. Hill.
45, „ ,,57Mr. Ranyard.8, „ ,,25„
148, Drury Lane22Mrs. Light.8a, „ ,,30„
1 to 8, Kennedy Ct.157Mr. Walters.9, „ ,,30„
1,2, 3, Maras Bdgs38Mr. McCarthy.6 & 7, Wild Court77Mr. Sayers.

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Overcrowding.
(29 & 30 Vict., cap. 90, sec. 19, sub.-sec. 1).
Overcrowding of rooms was reduced in 23 cases at the
following premises:—