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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Division and Sub-Division* | Name and Situation, and Number of Houses. | Name and Address of Owner. | When Opened. | Total Number of Rooms. | Dwellings of | Total 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, Mini-mum and Maximum. | Remarks. | |||||||
1 Room. | 2 Rooms. | 3 Rooms. | 4 Rooms. | 5 or more. | | Outside or Inside. | Open or Enclos'd | w r. | Scullery. | Wash-house. | ||||||||||
S. 1 | Lucas House, Lucas Place (1 staircase) | East End Dwellings Co.; T. Wilkinson, Sec., 24, Old Sq., Lincoln's Inn | ;1892 | 24 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | Street gate closed by tenants | outside | Enclos'd | Independent Each dwelling has an open fore-lobby | 1 | 1 | 8/-to 8/6 | Each dwelling has an open space enclosed by a fence and gate in front of the outer door. | |
S. 1 | Cromer House, cromer Street (1 staircase) | Ditto | 1892 | 64 | ... | 8 | 6 | ... | 5 sets of 6 rooms | 19 | Street gate closed by Assistant Superintendent | Ditto | Ditto | Independent | 1 | 1 | 7/6 to 11/6 | Dwellings constructed back to back. | |
S. 1 | 5, 7, 9, and 11, Wick-Low Stkeet (4 houses) | Miss Gee, 54, Sears-dale Villas. Kensington | 1893 | 60 | 2 | 26 | 2 | ... | ... | 30 | Street doors always open or ajar | Inside | Enclos'd door at rear opening on to balcony | Independent | 2 | 1 Tap and hopper head on each balcony | 2 in base men! | 4/- to 7/6 | Tower at rear, one half w.c. and one-hatf balcony, with top and gully. No resident caretaker. Backyard of each house used as drying ground. Caretaker resided at No. 7. |
32, 34, and 36, Bid borough Street | Mr. Conway, 26, Blandford Road, Bedford Park, Chiswick | 1900 | 33 | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | ... | 10 | Street door, closed by tenants | Ditto | Enolos'd | Ditto. | 1 | 2 | all | 11/6 to 17/6 | Caretaker resides on premises. | |
Marchmont House, Marchmont Street | Mr. T. Willis, 31, Leinster Terrace, W. | 1894 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | Street door, each tenant key | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto. | 1 | 1 | 21/- | |||
89 and 91, Cromer Street (2 houses) | Mr. Ryall, 78, Gravel Lane, Southwark | 1892 | 72 | 4 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | 38 | Street doors always open | Ditto | Ditto | Common. Each room opens separately on to landing except rooms in addition | 2 | Sinks and taps in kitchens | all in basement | 3/6 to 8/6 | W.C.'a on each side of stair on each floor in front of staircase windows, without locks on the doors. Caretaker in basement of 91. |