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London County Council 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Situation and total accommodation.		Dormitory and nature of sleeping accommodation.	No. of beds or bunks at time of visit.	Cubic space per bed or bunk.	Floor Space per bed or bunk.	Lavatory accommodation.	Water-closet accommodation.	Whether separate day-room is provided or not.
				Cubic feet.	Super, feet.
The Boys' Home, 31, Fetter-lane— 81; boys; twopence and threepence a night		1st floor, common dormitory, jubilee bunks of two-tiers each	11	199	19	Lavatory accommodation is provided in basement	3 water-closets, one of them in a dark, badly-ventilated situation in basement	Yes; on ground floor.
		2nd floor, „ „ „	26	163	18
		3rd floor, „ „ „	24	167	18
		4th floor, common dormitory, floor bunks	20	237	31
The Women's Shelter, Hanbury-street, E.—277		Dormitory, jubilee bunks	44	273	12	Lavatory, good	Water-closet accommodation good	Yes.
		Dormitory for mothers and children, floor bunks	33	461 or 320 if height of 14 ft. only included	23
		Dormitory, bunks	122	281	29
		Gallery, bunks	78	281	24
Women's Metropole (in connection with above)—14		1 st floor, beds	7	242	28	Washstands in dormitories	„ „ „	Ye s.
Women's Metropole (in connection with above)—14		2nd floor, „	7	241	23	Washstands in dormitories	„ „ „	Ye s.
Elevator or Labour Home, West India-dock-road—65-70; home for workshop men		Common dormitory, floor and	65 to	278	23	Lavatory accommodation good, consisting of 2 bath-rooms, and lavatory with 12 basins; 4 band baths; also a tub for washing clothes, withwashingboards. Lavatory well lighted and ventilated	6 water-closets, well lighted and ventilated, but none have doors ; one urinal	Yes.
		Jubilee bunks	70	258	22			Yes.
The Lighthouse, Quaker-street, E.— 267; home for workshop men		Ground floor, common dormitory, floor and jubilee bunks	30	404	36	Good; 5 baths; 17 basins; troughs for washing clothes	15 trough water-closets and one urinal in an open yard, approached from lavatory	Yes. (1) A well-lighted and ventilated room, also used as mission room. (2) A separate day room for separate use of foremen, clerks and higher grade workmen. (3) A small room where men can smoke.
		lst floor, „ „ „	183	269	18
		„ 8 cubicles, beds	54	525	33
The Wharf, Battcrsea—186; home for workshop men. The buildings here appear to be sheds on wharf, which have been adapted to present use		Common dormitory, bedsteads and some jubilee bedsteads	31	348	28	Lavatory adjoins dining room. Baths also provided. Only nine basins were noted in lavatory, but it was stated there were more	12 trough water-closets in yard of wharf. These were very foul at time of visit	Yes. A large room where meals are served. There is also on the premises a mission-room which is used as a reading-room by the men.
		Common dormitory, jubilee bunks of three tiers each	74	175	13
		Common dormitory, floor bunks	81	265	19
The Shaftesbury Institute for Women and Shelter for Men— 21, Bell-street, Marylebone— Men's shelter; 20; twopence a night		Common dormitory, floor bunks	20	280	24	No lavatory accommodation	Adequate	No.
Shaftesbury Institute for Women, Union-street. Marylebone—		Ground floor, common domitory, mattresses placed on ground	28	293	33	Good lavatory accommodation. One common lavatory in basement, another in upper part of house; 11 fixed basins in basement lavatory 9 basins in upper lavatory; 1 large bath, which lodgers can use on two days in the week; tubs for washing clothes 1 washstand to each bed in dormitory	2 water-closets in basement	No.
2d. portion	72 total accommodation ; 59 only accounted for	(a) 1st floor, common dormitory, mattresses placed on ground	5	251	27	1 Washstand to each bed in dormitory	2 water-loseta
		(b) „ „ „	10	267	30
		(c) „ „ „	10	271	30
6d.		(e)Ground floor, common dormitory, bedsteads	4	393	44
		(f) „ „ „	2	393	44