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I. ACTION UNDER THE HOUSING OF THE
WORKING CLASSES ACTS, 1890 and 1900
(Parts I., II., III.).
These Acts, as we have seen, deal in the main with insanitary
areas, insanitary houses, and rebuilding, within or without the
Borough.
In addition to the insanitary areas which have been described on
pp. 33-39, and which now may be considered to be receiving
attention, there are in Finsbury other properties which, in my
judgment, will require consideration in the future. They are well
known, and therefore it is unnecessary to enter into a minute
description. For some years past the Local Authority has had its
attention drawn to these properties, and the particulars here set
forth are merely of a general character.
1. Caroline Place is a cul de sac on the west side of Baker's
Row, Farringdon Road. It is entered by a covered passage between
No. 7 and No. 8, Baker's Row. The passage is some 18 feet long
and 3 to 4 feet wide. The court itself consists of four houses, two
on each side. Each house consists of two rooms, one above the other.
There is no back ventilation. The sanitary conveniences are situated
near the entrance to the court and are for the common use of all the
persons in the court. They ventilate into the court. The dustbins
and water supply are also common to the four houses. At the
blind end of the court there are buildings higher than those in the
court, thus preventing through ventilation of the court, which is
still more obstructed by the tunnel entrance. There are 22 persons
living in the court. Each of the houses is used in part for the
manufacture of ice-cream, and the residents are almost exclusively
Italians.
2. Kemp Place is another cul de sac on the west side of
Baker's Row, Farringdon Road, in immediate proximity to Caroline
Place. It is entered by a similar narrow covered entrance, between
Nos. 8 and 9, Baker's Row. The court contains four houses,
having two rooms each, one above the other. There are no back