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St Pancras 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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List I.— con. Buildings constructed in separate and sever9d dwellings, &c.—continued.

l23456789101112Remarks.
Division and Sub-Division.Name and Situation, and Number of Houses.Name and Address of Owner.When Opened.Total Number of Room.Dwellings ofTotal Number of Dwellings.Street Door or Gate, when shut, and by whom.Common Stair.Inter-Communication of Rooms in Dwellings. Is this Independent of the Common Stair?How many Dwellings use each appurtenance.Weekly Rental, Minimum and Maximum.
1 Room.2 Rooms.3 Rooms.4 Rooms.5 or more.Outside or Inside.Open or Enclos'dW.C.Scullery.Wash-house.
S. 1Derby Buildings, Britannia Street and Wicklow Street (4 staircases)Improved Industrial Dwellings Co., 33, Finsbury Square1867494......7071...141No street doorsOutside...Independent1115/9 to 8/-Notice up as to trespassers.
S. 1Stanley House, St. Chad's Place (1 house)Mr. L. H. Ball, 221, Goswell Road188932...132......15Street door. Lock con-stant1y broken by tenantsInsideEnclos'dIndependent3Tap and sink in kitchenall (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. 1Garfield House, 5, Leeke Street (1 house)Messrs. Foster, 70 to 82, Fore Street,188716...21115Street door. Closed by tenantInsideEnclos'dNot severed. Every room opens on to landings of staircaseallallall3/6 to 6/6A 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.
S. 1Whidbourne Buildings, Whidbourne Street (4 staircases)East End Dwellings Co., 24, Old Square, Lincoln'8 Inn; Superintendent, MidhopeBuildings, Midhope Street, St. Pancras1892-3260555929......143Street gate of courtyard always openOutside...Independent2 to 44 to 8all2/9Sculleries consist of sinks and taps on balconies. Washhouses in a separate building
S. 1Ferris House, Whidbourne Street (1 house)Ditto189214......22...4Street door closed at night by tenantsInsideEnclosedNot severed Every room opens on to landings of staircase1112/6 to 15/-W. C., scullery and washhouse, and each of 3 habitable rooms open separately on to landing of each floor
S. 1Midhope Buildings, Midhope Street (4 staircases)Ditto189223125104...2...131Street gate of courtyard always openOutside...Independent2 to 44 to 8all2/-to 6/- 6/-& 12/-Sculleries consist of taps and sinks on balconies. Washhouses in a separate building. Superintendent of estate resides in these buildings