View report page

36
" The total deaths during the last three years in this area number 42, which gives
an annual death rate of 27*8, as compared with an average for the whole Borough for
the last ten years of 21*8. The deaths of children under one year, during the same
period, are 11, and the number living at present are 18, which gives an infantile mortality
of 282' per thousand, compared with an infantile mortality of 167 for the whole Borough
during the last ten years. I would point out that the basis on which the infantile mortality
is calculated is different from that of the whole Borcugh, the latter being on the number
of births, and not on the population under one year old living at the time. Notknowing
the births in this area, it is impossible to say how far the actual rates differ.
The number of persons per room is I*6, but Mr. Hoskins, the Inspector for the district,
is of opinion that the actual population is more than that stated here. If this is so,
the rates should be lowered.
" Too much stress should not, however, be laid upon the death rate from so small
an area, unless the difference between it and the rest of the Borough were very much
greater.
"The infectious diseases notified during the last three years consist of:-Scarlet
fever, 1 case; diphtheria, 3 cases; enteric fever, 3 cases; erysipelas, 3 cases, and small
pox, 1 case. This makes an attack rate of 7 per thousand, compared with 10 for the
Borough in 1902.
"Taking all the facts into consideration the area is not, in my opinion, a suitable
one to form the subject of an official representation as an ' Insanitary Area under
the Housing of the Working Classes Acts, though it would be a suitable site for a
housing scheme, could the property be purchased along with the Mill Pond area, at a
reasonable cost."
Back-to-Back Houses.
The following is a list of the back-to-back houses in the Borough. It is complete as
far as groups of houses are concerned. There are two types in the Borough, 1st, the genuine,
i.e., where two dwelling-houses back on to one another or on to a warehouse or other building,
with no through ventilation in either case; 2nd, houses which have no back yard, but back on
to an open space. Some of these have a very small window, generally high up in the staircase,
but the ventilation is deficient. The difference is indicated in the following list. There
may be a few odd houses of the second type not included here :-
Persons.
No. Address. Rooms. Remarks.
Adults. Ch'n.
1 Medley Place 3 4 2
2 „ 3 4 1
3 „ 3 3
4 " 3 2 3
1 room on each floor. Back on a largewarehouse.
No yards. Small windows
opening on to top of staircase. These
form one type of back-to-back houses.
5 ” 3 4 1
6 „ 3 5 0
7 „ 3 6 1
8 „ 3 3 5
9 „ 3 4 3
10 „ 3 3 3 Small yard at side in this case.
1 Mariners Buildings 3 2 8
2 „ 3 2 2
3 „ 5 3 2
Nos. 1, 2 and 3 back on Nos. 4, 5
and 6. These and next are
typical back-to-back.
4 „ 5 1 — (Empty)
5 „ 8 2 4
6 „ 3 2 3
7 „ 3 2 -
Nos. 7 and 8 Mariners Buildings back on to
Nos. 31 and 32, Trinity Road.
8 „ 3 2 4
30A Trinity Road 3 2 — This is a type of back-to-back.
30 „ 5 2 5
31 „ 3 2 3
See above. 30, Trinity Road sides on to-30A,
Trinity Road.
32 „ 3 2 4
1 Bryants Court 3 1 3
2 3 3 2 2, Bryants Court backs on No. 4
Genuine
back-toback.
3 „ 3 2 3 4 „ „ „ 1
4 „ 3 2 2 1 „ „ „ 3
9 Silver Street 4 — — 9 Silver Street sides on to No. 10.
10 „ 4 1 3
1 Little Morris Court 3 5 —
Type of
back-to-back
(unoccupied)
Back on to New Lane without
windows in back wall except
small window in staircase.
2 „ 3 2 3
3 „ 3 - -
9 Nolan Place 3 2 3
Nos. 9 and 10 back on stables
Nos. 11 and 12 back on
Adam Street
10 „ 3 3 1
11 „ 3 2 -
12 „ 3 — — (unoccupied)
15 Bethel Place 2 5
Back on to public court but only have small
ventilator in each through back wall top room
16 „ 2 2 -