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8. Islington The shelter house (Seven-sisters-road) adjoins the disinfecting
station. It consists of four two-roomed tenements, each
provided with a bath-room and water-closet. There is a
separate approach to each set of tenements. The rooms
are now being furnished, beds, bedding, crockery, &c.,
will be provided. The caretaker's cottage is situated
near the shelter-house.
9. Strand No. 3, Little Chapel-street, Wardour-street, has been taken on
lease by the Board, and is occupied by the assistant
inspector, rooms being set apart for use as a shelter. On
the first floor is a sitting-room with an adjoining lavatory.
On the second floor are two bedrooms, each containing
two beds. The rooms have been used more frequently
during the last six months.
10. Clerkenwell A three-storey six-roomed house has been provided. It has
one water-closet. The rooms are furnished with fireplaces,
chairs and crockery, and in one ground floor room there
are two beds for children to lie down on. The caretaker
lives next door. This accommodation has been in
existence three years, and has been used ten times.
Difficulty is experienced in inducing people to avail themselves
of it.
This accommodation is shared by the Charterhouse, Staple-inn
and Furnival's-inn.
11. Shoreditch No. 18, Branch-place, a house fronting the canal and with good
yard space at the rear. On the second floor is a furnished
room. The second floor back is not furnished. On the
first floor are a sitting-room and a bedroom, both
furnished. On the ground floor are the caretaker's-room
and a furnished bedroom. Beds and bedding, washing
utensils, crockery, knives, forks, &c., are provided.
Every room is disinfected after it is used. Since it was
opened forty-three persons have been accommodated in
the shelter, in some instances people have remained there
for two or three days. The place has mainly been made
use of in cases of small-pox.
12. St. George-in-the-East A two-storey four-roomed house has been provided. The
house has a back yard, in which is situated the watercloset.
Each room is furnished with a fire place, chairs,
crockery, &c. The gardener of an open space adjoining
is the only available attendant.
13. Limehouse A three-storey house, No. 82, High-street, Shadwell, has been
provided; there is a resident caretaker. The first and
second floor front rooms are furnished with couch, chairs
and washhand-stand; crockery is provided. The caretaker
lives in the ground floor front room. The shelter
has hitherto only been used on two occasions, and there
is considerable difficulty in inducing people to avail themselves
of the accommodation.
14. Mile End Old Town A house, No. 47, Globe-road, has been furnished as a shelter.
There are three rooms; beds, bedding, crockery, &c., are
provided; there is a resident caretaker. The shelter is
said to be used on an average about once a week.
15. St. Olave Three cottages (Nos. 2, 3 and 4, New Cottage-row) have been
acquired by the Board for use as a shelter. New Cottagerow
is a narrow court adjoining, and entered from Parishstreet.
It consists of four two-storey cottages; No. 1, is
occupied by the caretaker of the shelter, No. 2, is
furnished with beds, bedding, chairs and table; cooking
utensils, &c., are provided. No. 3 is also provided with
beds and bedding. No. 4 has not yet been furnished. Since
the shelter was provided in December, 1893, it has been
used by thirty-two families, consisting of 132 persons,
and it has proved specially useful in the case of persons
occupying rooms in blocks of tenement dwellings.
16. Rotherhithe A house, 15, Cathay-street, containing four rooms and two
garrets, has been purchased by the vestry for use as a
shelter. It has not as yet been put in habitable repair
as objection has been raised to its use as a shelter by the
police, there being a police station near the premises
acquired by the vestry.
17. Battersea A waiting room at the Municipal-buildings, Lavender-hill, is
available for use as a shelter. It contains a fireplace, table