Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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List I.—
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | S | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Remarks. | |||||||
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Division and Sub Division. | Name and Situation, and Number of Houses. | Name and Address of Owner. | When Opened. | Total Number of Room*. | Dwellings of | Total Number of Dwellings. | Street Door or Gate, when shut, and by whom. | Common Stair. | Inter-Communication of Roomsin Dwellings. Is this Independent of the Common Stair ? | How many Dwellings use each appurtenance. | Weekly Kental, Minimum and Maximum. | ||||||||
1 Room. | 2 Rooms. | 3 Rooms. | 4 Rooms. | 5 or more. | Outside or Inside | Open or Enclos'd | w.c. | Scullery. | Wash-house. | ||||||||||
E. 5 | Culross Buildings, Battle Bridge Road (5 houses) | Great Northern Railway Co. | 1892 | 128 | ... | 16 | ... | 24 | ... | 40 | No street door | Outside | ... | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 to 8/6 | All Railway Company's men. Superintendent resides in one of the buildings. |
W.1 | 58 Crogsland Road | Mr. G. J. Smith, 89, Chalk Farm Road H. Hooke, Esq. 93 Hampstead Road | About 1878 | 10 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | Street door. Without lock | Inside | Open at rear | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 to 6/- | Two dwellings have each a scullery and wash-house, and two have tap and sink in kitchen and these two have w.c. opening into unventilated lobby of bedroom and kitchen. No caretaker. |
W.5 | Hampstead House, William Street (1 house) | 1897 | 35 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 10 | Street door. Shut at night by caretaker | Inside | Enclos'd | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12/- to 15/- | Caretaker on premises. | |
S. 1 | Derby Buildings, Britannia Street and Wicklow Street (4 staircases) | Improved Industrial Dwellings Co. 33, Finsbury Square | 1867 | 494 | ... | ... | 70 | 71 | ... | 141 | No street doors | Outside | ... | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5/9 to 8/- | Notice up as to trespassers. |
S. 1 | Stanley House, St. Chad's Place (1 house) | Mr. L. H. Ball, 221, Goswell Road | 1839 | 32 | ... | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | 15 | Street door. Lock constantly broken by tenants | Inside | Enclos'd | Independent | 3 | Tap and sink in kitchen | all (one on each floor) | 5/ 6 to 7/- | Scullery consists of a tap and sink in kitchen and living room. Caretaker resides in neighbourhood. |
S. 1 | Garfield House, 5, Leeke Street (1 house) | Messrs. Foster, 79 to 82, Fore Street, E.C. | 1887 | 16 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Street door. Closed by tenants | Inside | Enclos'd | Not fevered. Every room opens on to landings of staircase | all | all | all | 3/6 to 6/6 | A combined scullery and washhouse with a sink and copper on first floor. Two w.c.'s for general use on the second floor. No resident caretaker. |