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The scheme proposed comprises 14 blocks, each of 5 storeys, having
a total of 683 self-contained tenements of one, two, and three rooms, and
53 lock-up shops and basements. The total number of rooms will be
1,468; and the population to be accommodated, on the assumption of
1.5 persons per room, will be about 2,200. This will give a density of
677 per acre, as compared with an actual density of 510 per acre for Sir
Thomas More Buildings (14 persons per room), and 304 per acre for
Onslow Dwellings and Pond House. The rents proposed to be charged
are stated to be as follows:—
75 one-room tenements at 3s. 6d. per week.
40 „ „ 2s. 6d. „
Two-room „ 5s. Od. „
Three-room „ 7s. Od. „