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* Dunboyne Street.— First floor, 2 rooms, occupied by man, wife and
2 children, aged 11, and 7 years; all slept in back room, 997 cubic
feet.
Overcrowding abated by placing adult, aged 11 years, in front
room.
** Oppidans Mews.—Occupier has four rooms, 3 used for sleeping purposes.
Back room, 1,226 cubic feet, was occupied when Inspector called
by 4 adults, aged 18, 16, 13, and 10 years for sleeping; overcrowding
was caused by son, aged 18, being home on a holiday; has now
gone back to service as a footman, overcrowding abated.
* Elizabeth Mews. —3 rooms at present occupied by man, wife, and
4 children, aged 15, 8, 4, and 2 years.
First back room 614 cubic feet, used for sleeping by 2 adults
(man and wife). I am informed another child used to sleep in this
room with parents, but has since gone to Children's Hospital to be
surgically treated.
Second back room 867 cubic feet used for sleeping by 1 adult
aged 15 years, and 3 children aged 8, 4, and 2 years, giving 117
cubic feet to spare.
* Elizabeth Mews.—Three rooms occupied by widow who lets lodgings
to siogle men employed in the neighbourhood, this being her only
means of support.
First back room 614 cubic feet used for sleeping by 2 adults
aged about 18 years (butchers' assistants); 14 feet to spare.
Second back room 867 cubic feet used for sleeping by 2 adults
(grocers' assistants); 267 feet to spare.
Front room, 935 cubic feet, used as a living and sleeping room
by widow herself.
* Loudoun Mews.—Occupier has 3 rooms; small back room 203 cubic
feet overcrowded when Inspector called by being used as a sleeping
apartment by 1 person aged 25 and 1 child aged 5 years. Overcrowding
abated by person aged 25 years now sleeping in front
room.