Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 of | Total Number of Dwellings. | Street Door or Gate, when shut, 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. | Remarks. | |||||||
1 Room. | 2 Rooms. | 3 Rooms. | 4 Rooms. | 5 or more. | Outside or Inside. | Open or Enclos'd | W.C. | Scullery. | Wash-house. | ||||||||||
E. 5 | Phœnix Buildings, Phoenix Street | Hampden House, Ltd. | 1901 | 28 | ... | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | 11 | Street door closed at night by tenants | Inside | Enclos'd | Independent | 2 | 1 | all | 7/6 to 10/6 | Caretaker from Hampden House performs duties as to lighting, &c. No dust shoots. Galvanised tins in yard. |
E. 5 | Wellesley Buildings, Seymour Street | London County Council (Housing Department) | 1901 | 180 | ... | 60 | 20 | ... | ... | 80 | Gates open all night. Outer door closcd at 11 p.m. by caretaker | Inside | Enclos'd | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/-to 10/6 | Resident caretaker at No. 63. No dust shoots. Galvanized tins in court yard. |
E. 5 | Culross Buildings, Battle Bridge Road (5 houses) | Great Northern Railway Co. | 1892 | 128 | ... | 16 | ... | 24 | ... | 40 | No street door | Outside | ... | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 to 8/6 | All Railway Company's men. Superintendent resides in one of the buildings. |
W.1 | 58, Crogsland Road | Mr. G. J. Smith,89, Chalk Farm Road | About 1878 | 10 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ' 4 | Street door. Without lock | Inside | Open at rear | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 to 6/- | Two dwellings have each a scullery and wash-house, and two have tap and sink in kitchen and these two have w c. opening into unventi-lated lobby of bedroom and kitchen. No caretaker. |
W.5 | » Hampstead House, William Street (1 House) | H. Hooke, Esq., 93, Hampstead Road | 1897 | 35 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 10 | Street door. Shut at night by caretaker | Inside | Enclos'd | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12/-to 15/- | Caretaker on premises. |
W .5 | > 169,171 & 173, Drum-mond Street | Mr. G. Rayner, 61, Hampstead Road | 1893 | 96 | 38 | 25 | 1 | ... | 1 | 65 | Self closing door | Inside | Open | Independent | † | 2 taps on each floor | * | From 3/6 per room | † 14 rooms, 2 w.c.'s and 2 draw taps on each floor, * 2 washhouses with 10 coppers for 96 rooms. |