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Islington 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1907
COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
The Common Lodging Houses are under the control of the London
County Council, whose Inspectors visit them regularly. They are generally
to be found in a satisfactory condition. They now number 49 houses, which
are licensed to 18 persons. 39 are licensed for men, 8 for women, and 2 for
married couples.
Table CXXVIII.
Table CXXVI.
| Years. | Average number Relieved during each week. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor Paupers, Adults and Children. | Outdoor Paupers. | Totals Outdoor. | Totals. All paupers relieved, cols. 2 & 5. | Vagrants Relieved. | Children Boarded out. | Death-rates. | ||
| Adults. | Children under 16. | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 1897 | 2,951 | 2,250 | 1,285 | 3,535 | 6,486 | 25 | 108 | 16.00 |
| 1898 | 3,168 | 2,224 | 1,243 | 3,467 | 6,635 | 27 | 116 | 16.94 |
| 1899 | 3,351 | 2,237 | 1,266 | 3,503 | 6,854 | 16 | 131 | 18.71 |
| 1900 | 3,397 | 2,288 | 1,271 | 3,559 | 6,956 | 7 | 100 | 17.03 |
| 1901 | 3,522 | 2,444 | 1,361 | 3,805 | 7,327 | 12 | 130 | 15.98 |
| 1902 | 3,594 | 2,662 | 1,412 | 4,074 | 7,668 | 10 | 125 | 16.71 |
| 1903 | 3,879 | 2,739 | 1,386 | 4,125 | 8,004 | 17 | 127 | 14.27 |
| 1904 | 3,622 | 3,069 | 1,395 | 4,464 | 8,086 | 65 | 122 | 15.35 |
| 1905 | 4,295 | 3,302 | 1,627 | 4,929 | 9,224 | 58 | 126 | 14.44 |
| 1906 | 4,189 | 3,335 | 1,545 | 4,880 | 9,069 | 12 | 134 | 14.64 |
| Average | 3,597 | 2,655 | 1,379 | 4,034 | 7,631 | 25 | 122 | 16.01 |
| 1907 | 4,261 | 3,556 | 1,782 | 5 338 | 9,599 | 75 | 135 | 14.63 |
Table CXXVII.
| Quarters. | Average number Relieved during each week. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor Paupers, Adults and Children. | Outdoor Paupers. | Totals. | Totals corresponding periods 1906 | Vagrants Relieved. | Children Boarded out. | Death rates. | |||
| Adults. | Children | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 1st Qr. | 4,424 | 3,642 | 1,854 | 9,920 | 9,459 | 72 | 140 | 18.90 | |
| 2nd ,, | 4,150 | 3,443 | 1,662 | 9,255 | 8,755 | 75 | 138 | 14.11 | |
| 3rd ,, | 4,078 | 3,462 | 1,691 | 9,231 | 8,770 | 73 | 133 | 10.82 | |
| 4th „ | 4,391 | 3,678 | 1,922 | 9,991 | 9,290 | 79 | 130 | 14.70 | |
| The Year | 4,261 | 3,556 | 1,782 | 9,599 | 9,069 | 75 | 135 | 14.63 | |