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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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 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 Room1. | Dwellings of | Total Number of Dweliings. | Street Door or Gate, when shut, and by whom. | Common Stair. | Inter-Communication of Roomsin Dwellings. Is this Independent of the Common Stair? | How manv Dwellings use each appurtenance | Weekly Rental, AJinimum and Maximum. | |||||||||
1 Room. | | 2 Room 8. | 3 Rooms. | 4 Room 8. | 5 or more. | Outside or Inside. | Open or Enclosed | w.c. | Senllery. | Wash- house. | |||||||||||
Pancras Square, Pancras Road (6 staircases. Balconies) | Metropolitan Association of Industrial Dwellings; Ed. H. Merston, Esq., Sec.,Pancras Square, N.W. | ... | ... | ... | Gate closed at night by Superintendent | Outside | ... | Independent | all | Centre blocks have 1 w.c. to each tenement. At wings of block, 1 w.c. to every two tenements. Superintendent resides in one of the buildings. | ||||||||||
Ossulston Houses, Ossulston Street (4 houses) | Hampden House, Ltd. | ... | ... | ... | ... | Gates to staircases Closed at night by Superintendent | Inside | Open | Do. | Sculleries not included as room's. Caretaker of Hampden House performs duties as to lighting, &c. | ||||||||||
Stanley Buildings, Pancras Road, at King's Cross, (5 staircases) | Improved Industrial Dwellings Co., 37, Finsbury Square, E.C.; Jas. Moore, Esq., Sec. | ... | ... | ... | Gates to stairs. Always open | Outside | ... | Do. | Superintendent resides in one of the buildings. Sculleries not included as rooms. | |||||||||||
Polygon Buildings, Clarendon Square (12 houses) | Midland Railway Co. | ... | ... | Gates to courtyards always open. Doors to buildings closed at night by caretakers | Inside | Enclo'd | Do. | 1 on each floor six dwellings | all (on roof) | Two caretakers reside in one or other of buildings, one for each pair of blocks, Company's servants given preference. | ||||||||||
166, Ossulston Street (1 staircase and balconies) | Mrs. Wark, The Old Hall, Highgate | ... | ... | ... | ... | No street door or gate | Outside | ... | Notsevered. Every two dwellings within one outer door and closed lobby | Tap and sink in kitchen | all (on roof) | Dwellings of two rooms, with 1 entrance from closed lobby common to 2 dwellings with 1 outer door opening on to outside stone staircase. No resident caretaker. |