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Edward House
Man, wife, boys 14,12, 8, 6
years, 4 months, and
girls 10 and 4 years ..
Living and Sleeping,
2,800 cubic feet.
Two rooms,
2,192 cubic feet.
cubic feet.
608
The husband is a French polisher in delicate health, and at present
out of employment. The wife receives 6s. per week from each of
the three eldest children in return for some meals supplied by her,
and she earns a few shillings extra by doing machine work and
mangling. The sewing machine and the mangle she has on the
hire-purchase system. She occasionly gets work at a jam factory.
The rooms were fairly clean for the neighbourhood, but the people
seemed very poor, and must have great difficulty in making ends
meet. There is no question but that the present overcrowding is
injurious to the health of the family, and the mother has promised
to get out as soon as possible.
Sleeping,
750 cubic feet.
Gibbons Rents
Top floor room,
490 cubic feet.
260
Man, wife and girl 5 years
The overcrowding, as far as cubic space is concerned, is partially
abated by removing the boy, who was in the top room, down to
the ground floor. Had the light and ventilation of the top room
been good, this might have been looked upon as an abatement, but
the room in question is an attic room, and in my opinion is not
suitable for any more than one person to occupy. The husband is a
painter, and has been out of work for six weeks. The wife has
promised, as soon as he gets some work, she will look for a more
suitable place.
Sleeping,
1,800 cubic feet.
Man, wife, girls 7, 4 years
and 11 months, and boys
14, 11 and 5 years.
Snowsfields
1,041
First floor back room,
759 cubic feet.
The husband is a chronic invalid, as the result of an accident about
eighteen months ago. They make a precarious living by a small
shop on the ground floor, and let off the other rooms. An endeavour
is being made to re-arrange the occupants so as to abate the overcrowding,
and if satisfactory will be reported later.
Gibbons Rents
Top room,
490 cubic feet.
Sleeping,
600 cubic feet.
Man and wife
110
The husband is a labourer in fairly constant work. The house is fairly
clean. The top bedroom is an attic room very badly ventilated, and
there is insufficient cubic capacity for two. There "are three rooms
in the house, the rent of which is 7s. per week. The middle room is
let off at 2s. 6d. per week.