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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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The original scheme displaced 1,165 persons, and the original order of the
Local Government Board required re-housing accommodation to be provided
for 842 persons. The three sets of buildings as now completed provide accommodation
for 1,116 persons, that is, for 274 persons more than was originally
required, and only 49 persons short of the original number displaced.
The following particulars with regard to the buildings are of permanent interest.
| Situation. | Building Contract (exclusive of the cost of land). | Accommodation | —Tenements of | Total number of Rooms. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Room | 2 Rooms | 3 Rooms | i Rooms | |||
| Goldington Buildings (Great College St, N.W.) | £17,618 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 166 |
| Flaxman Terrace (Mabledon Place, Euston Rd., N.W.) | £20,473 (including the Superintendent's lodge) | - | 36 | 48 | - | 216 |
| Prospect Terrace (Grays Inn Rd., W.C.) | £17,925 (including the 12 baths) | - | 34 | 36 | - | 176 |
Note.—The actual expenditure upon the whole scheme not yet being
completed the contract figures cannot yet be revised and adjusted.
G oldington B uildings.
| Floor. | One Room. | Two Rooms. | Three Rooms. | Four Rooms. | Total number of Rooms. | Number of Flats, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | 1 (Office) | l | 8 (Including caretaker's flat) | .. | 27 | 10 |
| First | ] | l | 8 | .. | 27 | 10 |
| Second | .. | .. | 9 | l | 31 | 10 |
| Third | .. | .. | 9 | l | 31 | 10 |
| Fourth | .. | .. | 7 | l | 25 | 8 |
| Fifth | .. | .. | l | 25 | 8 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 166 | 56 |