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, Minimum and Maximum. | Remarks. | |||||||
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2 Rooms. | 12 Rooms. | 3 Rooms. | 4 Rooms. | 5 or more. | Outside or Inside. | Open or Enclosed | w c. | Scullery. | Wash- house. | ||||||||||
E. 4 | Pancras Square, Pancras Road (5 staircases. Balconies) | Metropolitan Association of Industrial Dwellings; Ed. H. Merston, Esq., Sec.,Pancras Square, N.W. | 1847 | 285 | 18 | 83 | 101 | Gate closed at night by Superintendent | Outside | Independent | 1 | 1 | All | 5/6 to 9/6 | 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. | ||||
e.5 | Ossulston Houses, Ossulston Street (4 houses) | Hampden House, Ltd. | 1884 | 210 | 70 | 70 | Gates to staircases Closed at night by Superintendent | Inside | Open | Ditto | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8/6 to 9/- | Sculleries not included as rooms. Caretaker of Hampden House performs duties as to lighting, &c. | ||||
e.5 | Stanley Buildings, Pancras Road (5 staircases) | Improved Industrial Dwellings Co., 37, Finsbury Square, E.C.; Jas. Moore, Esq., Sec. | 1865 | 244 | 50 | 48 | 98 | Gates to stairs. Always open | Outside | Ditto | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/-to 8/- | Superintendent resides in one of the buildings. Sculleries not included as rooms. | ||||
E.5 | Polygon Buildings, Clarendon Square (12 houses) | Midland Railway Co. | 1894 | 576 | 96 | 96 | 288 | Gates to courtyards always open. Doors to buildings closed at night by caretakers | Inside | Enclosed | Ditto | 2 | 1 on each floor six dwel-lings | All (on roof) | 2/6 to 7/6 | Two caretakers reside in one or other of buildings, one for each pair of blocks. Company's servants given preference. | |||
E.5 | 166, Ossulston Street (1 staircase and balconies) | Mrs. Wark, The Old Hall, High-gate | 1880 | 24 | 12 | 12 | No street door or gate | Outside | Not severed. Every two dwellings within one outer door and closed lobby | 4 | Tap and sink in kitchen | All (on roof) | 6/6 to | Dwellings of two rooms, with one entrance from closed lobby common to 2 dwellings with 1 outer door opening on to out side stone staircase" No resident caretaker. |