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 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 Rontal, Minimum and Maximum. | Remark | |||||||
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1 Room. | 2 Rooms. | 3 Rooms. | 4 Rooms. | 5 or more. | Outside or Inside | Open or Enclosed | w.c. | 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 | Enclosed | Independent Each dwelling has an open fore lobby | 1 | 4 | 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 | Enclosed | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/6 to 11/6 | Dwellings constructed back to back. |
S. 1 | 5, 7, 9, and 11, Wick-low Street (4 houses) | Miss Gee, 6, Long-ridge Road, Earl s Court, S.W. | 1893 | 60 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 1 | .. | 30 | Street doors always open or ajar | Inside | Enclosed door at rear opening on to balcony | Ditto | 2 | 1 Tap and hopper head or each balcony | 2 in basement | 4/-to 8/- | Tower at rear, one half w.c. and one half balcony, with tap and gully. Back yard of each house used as a drying ground. Caretaker resides at No. 7. |
S. 2 | 32, 31, and 30, Bid-rorough Street (Tonbridge House) | Mr. Conway, 26, Blandford Road, Bedford Park, Chiswick | 1900 | 33 | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | .. | 10 | Street door closed by tenants | Ditto | Enclosed | Ditto | 1 | 2 | All | 11/6 to 17,6 | Caretaker resides on premises. |
S. 3 | Marchmont House, March in on t Street | Mr. T. Willis, 31, Leinster Terrace, W. | ;i891 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | Street door. Key for each tenant | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | 1 | 1 | .. | 21/- | |
S. 3 | 89 and 91, Cromer Street (2 houses) | Mr. Ryall, 58, Lambeth Road | 1832 | 74 | 2 | 36 | .. | .. | .. | 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.'s on each side of stair on each floor in front of staircase windows without locks on the doors. Caretaker in basement. |