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St Giles (Camden) 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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Regulations as to Houses Let in Lodgings.
It has not been considered necessary to frame new byelaws
in accordance with section 94 of the Public Health Act,
as the regulations in force in the District made in 1885, in
conformity with the Sanitary Act, 1866, and the Sanitary
Laws Amendment Act, 1874, have been found to work
satisfactorily.
At the present time there is a total of 451 houses regis-tered under the provisions of these regulations, as follows:—1
| Locality. | No. of Houses. | Locality. | No. of Houses. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Street | 21 | Queen Street | 9 |
| Betterton Street | 26 | Sardinia Place | 7 |
| Drury Lane ... | 40 | Short's Gardens | 12 |
| Dudley Street (now Shaftesbury Avenue) | 28 | Stacey Street | 15 |
| Tower Street | 8 | ||
| Dyott Street | 13 | Twyford Buildings | 6 |
| Earl Street, Little | 9 | "West Street | 10 |
| Kenton Street | 62 | Wild Court | 5 |
| Lumber Court | 12 | Wild Street, Great | 24 |
| Neal Street ... | 41 | Wild Street, Little | 12 |
| New Compton Street | 59 | White Lion Street, Great | 8 |
| New Turnstile | 8 | ||
| Nottingham Court | 13 | Total | 451 |
| Parker Street | 3 |
Common Lodging-houses.
(14 & 15 Vict., cap. 28, and 16 & 17 Vict., cap. 41).
There are 47 common lodging-houses (all in the parish of
St. Giles-in-the-Fields), registered by the Commissioners of
Police to accommodate 1,842 lodgers; the prices of the beds
range from 4d. to Is. per night.
* These regulations do not apply to common lodging-houses within the meaning of the
Common Loo gin g Houtes Act, 1851, or any Act amending the same.