London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Finsbury 1926

Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1926

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White Horse Alley is roughly 240 ft. long ; Pump Court, 110 ft.
The entrance to the north end of White Horse Alley is 7 ft. 1 in.
wide, the entrance to the south end is 4 ft. 11 in. wide.
Near the junction of the lower and middle thirds of the Alley
there is a diversion of the Alley on its west side forming a small
open space 44 ft. by 13 ft.
The widths of White Horse Alley in its upper or northern
half range from 5 ft. 11 in. to 8 ft. ; in its lower they range from
5 ft. 5 in. to 6 ft. 5 in.
The occupancies in White Horse Alley, beginning at the south
end and on the east side, are as follows:—
1. Side wall of 48, Cowcross Street.
2. Merivale Press, as far as the recess.
3. No. 7, White Horse Alley.
4. No. 8, White Horse Alley.
5. Nos. 9, 10, 11, White Horse Alley.
6. Nos. 12, 13, 14, 15—four empty derelict houses.
7. The side walls of 37, 38, Red Lion Street.
Returning along the Alley from the north end, and on the west side,
the occupancies are :—
8. The side wall of 9, Benjamin Street.
9. The side wall of a timber yard, having an entrance from
Benjamin Street. This wall is nearly 12 ft. high.
10. The back wall of a cold storage establishment, belonging
to Simons and Swain, 26, Cowcross Street. This wall is at
least 14 ft. high.
11. A builder's workshop—formerly No. 18, White Horse
Alley, and now to let.
12. The recess already referred to. In the north-west
corner of this recess is an occupied house, No. 19, White Horse
Alley.
13. Market Buildings.
14. The side wall of No. 19, Cowcross Street.