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sincere thanks for the help the at once accorded me by devoting a
whole day to inspecting the several courts, alleys, and places named
in my letter to the Local Authority, and for the moral assistance
which their unanimous approval of my action in the matter afforded.
Vestry Hall,
Upper Street, Islington, N.,
November 4th, 1875.
To the Chairman and Members of the Metropolitan
Board of Works.
Gentlemen,
In pursuance of the provisions of " The Artizans' and
Labourers' Dwellings' Improvement Act, 1875," I hereby make an
official representation to the effect, that the houses situated in the
undermentioned courts, alleys, and places, in the parish of St. Mary,
Islington, and within certain areas as hereafter defined, are unfit
for human habitation, and that the evils connected with such houses,
courts, and alleys, and the sanitary defects in such areas, cannot
be effectually remedied otherwise than by improvement schemes for
the re-arrangement and reconstruction of the streets and houses
within such areas, or of some of such streets or houses, as provided
for by the aforesaid Act.
I.
The following courts abutting upon the East side of the High Street,
and lying between that side of the High Street on the West,
Duncan Terrace on the East, the City Road on the South, and
Duncan Street on the North.
This includes—
Noa. of Houses.
Cobden Square 15
Blackeney's Buildings 6
Parcell's Court 8
Swan Yard 6
Smith's Court 4
Smith's Buildings 23
Rose and Crown Court 13
Cox's Court 3