第一个were 是定语从句 there be 句型（ as there were）里面的谓语,第二个were才是整个句子的谓语.
such inns as there were were generally dirty and flea-ridden 正如那里的此类小旅馆一样,通常总是很肮脏而且跳蚤横行.
as 正如.there be是翻译成“有” 还是“那里有”？可以译为“在那里的”。 there be 句型要根据情况翻译，没有一个固定译法的。