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.—
Buildings constructed in separate and severed dwellings, &c.—
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 Room. | 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, 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 | Phcenix Buildings, Phoenix Street | Hampden House, Ltd. | 1901 | 28 | ... | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | 11 | Street door closed at night by tenants. | Inside. | Enclo'd | Independent | 2 | 1 | all | 7/6 to 10/6 | Caretaker from Hampden House performs duties as to lighting, &c. No dust shoots, Galvanized tins in yard. |
E. 5 | Wellesley Buildings, SeymourStreet | London County Council (Housing Department) | 1901 | 180 | ... | 60 | 20 | ... | ... | 80 | Gates open all night. Outer door closed at 11 p.m. by caretaker. | Inside. | Enclo'd | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/- to 10/6 | Resident Caretaker at No. 23. No dust shoots. Galvanized tins in court yard. |
E. 5 | Seymoukr Buildings | Ditto do. | 1902 | 128 | 2 | 48 | 10 | ... | ... | 60 | No door, railings outside. | Inside. | Enclo'd | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 to 9/- | Caretaker resides at 23, Wellesley Buildings. No dust shoots. Galvanized tins in court yard. |
E. 5 | Somerset Buildings | Ditto do. | 1902 | 109 | ... | 16 | 19 | 5 | ... | 40 | Ditto | Inside. | Enclo'd | [ndependent | 1 | ... | 1 | 7/6. to 11/- | Caretaker resides at 23, Wellesley Buildings. No dust shoots. Galvanized tins in court yard. |
E. 5 | Culross Buildings. Battle Bridge Road (5 houses) | Great Northern Railway Co. | 1892 | 128 | ... | 16 | ... | 24 | ... | 40 | No street d6or. | Outside. | ... | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 to 8/6 | All Railway Company's men. Superintendent resides in one of the buildings. |
W. | 58, Geogsland Road | Mr. Stone, Princess Road | About 1878 | 8 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | Street door | Inside. | Open at rear. | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5/- to 6/- | Two dwellings have each a scullery and washhouse, and two have tap and sink in kitchen, and these two have w.c. opening into unventilated lobby of bedroom and kitchen. No caretaker. |