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.—con. Buildings constructed in separate and severed dwellings.— confirmed.
1. Division and Sub-Division. | 2. Name and Situation, and Number of Houses. | 3. Name and Address of Owner. | 4. When Opened | 5. Total Numbers of Rooms. | 6. Dwellings of | 7. Total Number of Dwellings. | 8. Street Door or Gate, when shut and by whom. | 9. Common Stair. | 10. Inter Communication of Rooms in Dwellings, Is this Independent of the Common Stair? | 11. How Many Dwellings use each appurtenance. | 12. Weekly Rental, Minimum and Maximum. | Remarks. | |||||||
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1 Room | 2 Rooms. | 3 Rooms. | 4 Rooms. | 5 or more. | Outside or Inside. | Open or Enclos'd | 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. |
Ossulston Houses, Ossulston Street (4 houses) | Hampden House, Ltd. | 1884 | 210 | .. | .. | 70 | .. | .. | 70 | Gates to staircases closed at night by Superin tendent | 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 | 96 | .. | .. | 288 | Gates to courtyards always open. Doors to buildings closed at night by caretakers | Inside | Enclosed. | Ditto | 2 | 1 on each floor six dwellings | 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 7/- | Dwellings of two rooms, with one entrance from closed lobby common to 2 dwellings with 1 outer door opening on to outside stone staircase. No resident caretaker. |