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B.—WHITECROSS STREET SCHEME.
On 26th November, 1875, Dr. F. W. Pavy, F.R.S., the Medical
Officer of Health of St. Luke, made two official representations with
respect to areas in and about Whitecross Street, Golden Lane, and
Bunhill Row in that parish. A third representation was also made
by Dr. Pavy on 4th November, 1876, which was practically supplementary
to those made in the previous year.
The areas referred to in the two first representations included
169 houses in Reform Place, Back Court, London Passage, Little
Cheapside, Hartshorn Court, Nag's Head Cour, Gloucester
Buildings, Gloucester Place, Gloucester Square, Gloucester Court,
Little Gloucester Court, Chequer Alley, Waterloo Place, Adam and
Eve Court. The areas referred to in the third representation
including the following courts and alleys—Rose Square, Warwick
Place, Scott's Yard, Long's Buildings, Bullock Alley, King's Court,
Blue Anchor Alley, Colwell's Buildings, Graham's Buildings, Bank's
Court, Hazlewood Court, Booth's Court, Porter's Place, Tanner's
Buildings, Nos. 1 to 6, Chequer Alley (north side), Chequer Place,
Prospect Place, Peace Place, Pump Alley, Foster's Buildings (south
side), Nos. 45 and 46, Coleman Street, Coleman Place, Eggleton
Place, Nos. 7 to 12, Twister's Alley, Gray's Place, Nos. 1 to 7,
Chequer Alley (south side), George's Row and Smith's Buildings.
The Metropolitan Board of Works, on 27th October, 1876, decided
that a scheme should be prepared for the improvement of the areas
mentioned in the first two representations. In preparing this
scheme it was found desirable that further property should be
included, and upon Dr. Pavy being consulted, he at once made the
third representation before mentioned with respect to the properties
already set out.
Condition Of the Area. —The area consisted of a
congeries of small and narrow courts and alleys approached from
Whitecross Street, Golden Lane and Bunhill Row. In most cases
these courts and alleys were approached by means of passages
passing under houses in these streets. Although the three streets