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St Pancras 1899

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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List I .— con. Buildings constructed in separate and severed dwellings, &c.—continued.

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Division and Sub-Division.Name and Situation, and Number of Houses.Name and Address of Owner.When Opened.Total Number of Rooms.Dwellings ofTotal Number of Dwellings.Street Door or Gate, when ehut, and by whom.Common Stair.Inter-Communication of Rooms in Dwellings Is this Independent of the Common Stair ?How many Dwellings use each appurtenance.Weekly Rental Minimum and Maximum.
1 Room.2 Rooms.3 Rooms.4 Rooms.5 or more.Outside or Inside.Opon or Enclos'dw.c.Scullery.Wash-house.
E. 4Pancras Square, Pancras Road, (6 staircases. Bil-conies)Metropolitan Association of Industrial Dwellings ; Ed. H. Merston, Esq.,Sec. Pancras Square, N.W.1817285...1883......101Gate closed at night by SuperintendentOutside...Independent11all5/6 to 9/3At wings of block, 1 w.c. to every two tenements. Superintendent resides in one of the buildings.
E. 5ossulston hou3e8, Ossulston Street, (4 houses)Hampden House, Ltd.1884210......70......70Gates to Staircases closed at night by SuperintendentInsideOpenIndependent1118/-to 9/-Superintendent resides in an adjoining building. Sculleries not included as rooms.
E. 5Stanley Buildings, Pancras Road, at King's Cross (5 staircases)Improved Industrial Dwellings Co., 37, Finsbury Square, E.C.; Jas. Moore, Esq., Sec.1865854......5051...101Gates to stairs removed or always openOutside...Independent1116/-to 8/-Superintendent resides in one of the buildings.
E. 5Polygon Buildings, Clarendon Square (12 hoases)Midland Railway Co.1891576969696......238Gates to courtyards always open. Doors* to buildings closed at night by caretakersInsideEnclos'dIndependent22all (on r jof)2/6 to 7/6Two carotakers reside in one or other of buildings, one for each pair of blocks, Company's servants given the preference.
E. 5166, Ossulston Street (1 staircase and balconies)Mrs. Wark, The Old Hall, High-gate188024...12.........12No street door or gateOutside...Not severed. Every two d w e 1 lings within one outer door and closed lobby4Tap and sink in kitchenall (on roof)6/6 to 7/-Dwellings of 2 rooms, with 1 entrance from closed lobby common to 2 dwellings with I outer door opening on to outside stone staircase. No resident caretaker.