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 on result of enquiry as to the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890
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** Fleet Road.— Three rooms on ground floor occupied by man, wife,
and 6 children aged 13, 12, 13, 10, 6, and 2 years: wished to keep
front room solely as a parlour; this caused too many to sleep in
back room.
Overcrowding abated by re-arranging the sleeping accommodation.
** Fleet Road.—Three rooms on ground floor and ante-room on first
floor landing occupied by man, wife, and 5 children. Ante-room
630 cubic feet used for sleeping by 4 adults aged 18, 15, 12, 11,
and 1 child aged 6 years; overcrowded to the extent of 2 adults
and 1 child.
Notice served and overcrowding abated.
** Upper Park Road.—Top floor rooms occupied by man, wife, and
4 children aged 11, 6, and 3 years, and infant 6 months.
Back room 993 cubic feet used for sleeping purposes by 1 adult
(11 years) and 2 children aged 6 and 3 years; 993 ÷ 300 = 3 and
93 feet over, or sufficient for present occupants with 393 cubic feet
to spare.
Front room, 1,008 cubic feet, used as a living apartment, and
also for sleeping apartment by 2 adults (man and wife) and infant
aged 6 months; 1,008 ÷ 400 = 2½ with 8 cubic feet to spare.
** Upper Park Road.—Small room on top floor, 176 cubic feet, was
used for sleeping purposes by a person aged 16 years.
This person was replaced by a child aged 3 years.
* Kingsford Street.—2 rooms on first floor oocupied by man, wife,
and 3 children, aged 6, 4, and 1 year.
Back room 972 cubic feet was previously used as a bedroom for
the family, and would, therefore be overcrowded to the extent of
1 child.
Overcrowding abated by allowing child aged 6 years to sleep in
large front room.