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Battersea 1907
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1907
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material of the ground adjoining dwelling-houses, more
particularly in the poorer and more crowded districts of the
Borough, in connection with the prevention of dangerous
infectious disease, is too well recognised by sanitarians to be
any longer a matter for controversy.
Block Dwellings.
The following is a list of the artizans' dwellings of the “block" type in the Borough of Battersea, with the number of tenements in each :—
| Name of Buildings. | Situation. | Owner. | No. of tenements. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea Bridge Buildings | Bridge Road | London County Council | 69 |
| Durham Buildings | York Road | ” | 108 |
| Victoria Dwellings | Battersea Park Road | Victoria Dwellings Asso., Ltd. | 189 |
| Lombard Dwellings | Lombard Road | Exors. of Francis Ravenscroft | 36 |
| Shaftesbury Chambers | Ashbury Road | Artizans, &c., Dwellings Co. | 22 |
These dwellings are frequently inspected and any insanitary
conditions found are remedied. It is satisfactory to be able to
record the fact that very few cases of infectious disease have
been notified during 1907 from these dwellings, the total
number of cases notified for the year being 9 as compared with
16 in 1906.
Common Lodging Houses.