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St Giles (Camden) 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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Common Lodging-Houses Acts, 1851 and 1853.
The Secretary of State, by a Provisional Order which
came into operation on the 1st November, 1894, transferred
to the London County Council the powers of the Commissioner
of Metropolitan Police in respect of Common
Lodging-Houses.
The following is a list of the Common Lodging-Houses Registered in this District.
| Date of Registration. | Situation of Common Lodging House. | Name of Keeper. | Residence of Keeper. | Authorised No. of Lodgers. | Sex of Lodgers. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 11, Short's Gardens | Mr. John Biss | 181, High Holborn, W.C. | 36 | M |
| 1880 | 12, ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 62 | M |
| 1880 | 13, ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 20 | M |
| 1880 | 20, ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 34 | M |
| 1880 | 21, ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 46 | M |
| 1880 | 22, ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 36 | M |
| 1886 | 6, Betterton Street | Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper | 6, Betterton Street, W.C. | 95 | M |
| 1894 | 6, Wild Court | Mr. Alfred Humphreys | Bloomsbury Mansions, Hart Street, W.C. | 30 | M |
| 1894 | 7, ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 35 | M |
| 1894 | 1 to 7, Macklin St. | Ditto | Ditto | 96 | M |
| 1874 | 19, ditto | Mrs. Margaretta Howell | 23, Churchill Road, N.W. | 42 | M |
| 1889 | 21, ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 30 | M |
| 1894 | Parker St. Municipal Buildings | Mr. Andrew Young | London County Council, Offices, Spring Gdns., S.W. | 324 | M |
| 1897 | 8, Parker Street | Mrs. Mary Horrigan | 10 & 11, Monck St., S.W. | 33 | W |
| 1897 | 10, Parker St. (back addition) | Ditto | Ditto | 50 | W |
| 1895 | 36, Parker Street | Mrs. E. M. A. Nesbitt | 25, Great Queen St.,W.C. | 115 | M |
| 1895 | 25, Great Queen St. | Ditto | Ditto | 50 | M |
| 1889 | 16, Castle Street | Mrs. Mary Connor | 16, Castle Street, W.C | 29 | M |
| 1885 | 9, Dyott Street | Mrs. R. Hill | 28, Red Lion Sq., W.C | 30 | M |
| 1891 | 14, Lumber Court | Mr. William R. Smith | 21, Great Coram St., W.C. | 73 | M |
| 1878 | 3, Neal's Yard | Mr. Thomas Renwick | Jubilee House,Broadmore Lane, W. | 44 | M |
| 1899 | 22 to 25, Queen St. | Ditto | Ditto | 151 | M |
| 1876 | 20 and 21, ditto. | Ditto | Ditto | 134 | M |
| 1889 | 2, Kennedy Court | Mr. John Walters | 29, Newton Street, W.C. | 10 | M |
| 1889 | 3, ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 12 | M |
| 1889 | 4, ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 24 | M |
| 1889 | 5, ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 10 | W |
| 1889 | 6, ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 8 | w |
| 1889 | 7, ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 11 | w |
| 1889 | 8, ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 38 | w |
A total of 30 Common Lodging-Houses, registered for 1,608 Lodgers.