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the S. by St. Thomas Place and Hatfield Street, and on the E. by
part of Bull Court, by the western side of houses in Memel Street
and Baltic Street and by Domingo Passage. The houses comprised
in this area are for the most part very old and many of them are
built back to back. The sanitary conveniences are situated in the
basements. The area contains 55 houses and covers 2/3 of an acre—
3,328 yards, of which 2,316 yards are occupied by buildings. There
are 351 persons, mostly very poor. There is about 6.5 square yards
to each person.
The deaths recorded in this area for 5 years (1895-99) numbered
74, 46 of which were deaths of infants under 5 years, i.e. 44.7 per
cent. The total average death rate per annum is 42.1 per 1,000.
10. Honduras Street Area is a block of property which
is bounded on the N. by rear property in Old Street, on the E. by
Golden Lane, on the W. by rear of houses in Honduras Street, and
on the S. by Baltic Street. The area is about ¼ acre in extent, say
1,210 yards, 954 of which are covered with 17 houses, the majority
of which are thoroughly worn out and structurally insanitary. This
especially applies to the five houses in Golden Lane and the 3 in
Baltic Street. They have no yards and there is an absence of
through ventilation. The population is 217.
Honduras Street.—Ten large houses, let in tenements. The
yards on each side are some feet below the adjoining street,
and very narrow, and abut upon the houses in Golden
Lane.
During the 5 years (1895-99) 44 deaths were recorded,
349 per cent, of which were deaths of infants. The death
rate is 40 5 per 1,000 per annum.
Summary.—A scheme for dealing with these four areas was
approved by the London County Council in November 1899. The
number of persons displaced by it would be 1,193 and all these
persons require rehousing.
The scheme provides for the widening of Central Street where
the Garden Row Area abuts upon it, and for the continuation of
Baltic Street 40 feet wide to St. Thomas' Place, and thence into