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(d.)—Where the rent or charge payable by each lodger occupying
two or more rooms, and exclusive of any charge for
the use by such lodger of any furniture, is at the rate of
seven shillings and sixpence per week, and upwards.
(e.)—Where the rent or charge payable by each lodger occupying
two or more rooms, and inclusive of any charge for
the use by such lodger of any furniture, is at the rate
of ten shillings per week, and upwards.
In the course of preparing the report on the
subject of the proposed change in the Bye-laws,
one or two interesting items were collated. To
determine the amount of over-crowding, if any, prevalent
in the streets already registered, and the
class of lodging in which such overcrowding prevailed,
the actual and lawful numbers of inhabitants
in Clarendon Street, thought to be the worst street
in this respect, were compared. The figures obtained
showed the slight extent to which overcrowding,
as defined by the Bye-laws prevailed:—
Clarendon Street.
July, 1899.
Total in Street.
Overcrowded.
Per cent. of all
overcrowded.
Lodgings of one room
214
28
13
„ two rooms
192
33
17
,, three or more rooms
39
12
31
The rents paid for the various classes of lodgings
in the houses on the Register, at the middle of
December last, are indicated in the following statement:—