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in which are ten rooms let furnished at 4s. 6d. per week. The last have been in much demand by
married men and their wives since the construction of a neighbouring railway has commenced. A
fourth keeper has ten houses let as furnished rooms at 8d. or 9d. per night, no charge being made for
Sundays when occupied for a week.
The first common lodging-house, which consists of three old houses with a common back-yard,
contains doubles and single men in each house. The second is an ordinary three-storey house with
basement containing doubles in the back additions and one front room, and single women in the rest of
the house. The third, consists of three similar houses with a common back-yard, two of these houses
are devoted to doubles and single women, and the third to single men. The fourth, which consists
of one house, provides for married couples and single women on the first floor and single men on the
top floor. The fifth, which consists of two houses, accommodates single men in the upper part of one
house, one room of which is devoted to a single woman and a double, and accommodates single women
in the upper part of the other, the enlarged addition of the latter being used for doubles. The sixth,
which also consists of two houses with a building in the rear, has single women and doubles in each,
and the upper part of the building in the rear is devoted to single men. The seventh contains single
women only. The eighth consists of two houses having a common back-yard. One house accommodates
doubles and single men, and the other single men only. The ninth, consisting of two houses
with a common back-yard, has single men in one house and single women and doubles on each floor
of the other. The tenth, which consists of one house, has single women on the ground floor and
back-rooms and doubles in the rest of the house above the basement. All the dormitories are furnished
with iron bedsteads and the usual shaving mattresses and flock palliasses.
Kitchens.—The kitchens of the first common lodging-house are two in number, and are situated
in an out-building, the one is used by married couples and single women, the other by single men.
In the second, a single house, the basement room, which is on a level with the yard, is used as a
kitchen for singles and doubles. The third, consisting of three houses, has the kitchen in the basement
of each. Two of these kitchens accommodate doubles and single women, the other single men.
In the fourth, which accommodates married couples, single women, and single men, there are two
large kitchens in the basement, the one used by the married couples and single women, the other by
the single men. In the fifth the back addition has been replaced by a large building providing a
kitchen, which is used by married couples, single men, and single women. The sixth has as its
kitchen the ground floor room of a building at the rear of the yard, which was formerly a workshop,
and which is used by married couples, single men, and single women. The seventh has its kitchen in
the basement, on a level with the back yard. The eighth, consisting of two houses, has the basement
of one devoted to a kitchen, which is level with the back yard; this kitchen is used by doubles and
single men. The ninth, which also consists of two houses, has a similar kitchen in each, the one
used by doubles and single women, the other by single men. The tenth, a single house, has for its
kitchen an outhouse in the back yard, lighted by the door when open, and by sky-lights, and used by
the single women and doubles.
Water-closets.— The Water-closets of each house are situated in the yard. In the first, one was
said to be usually used by women. In the second they appeared to be used in common. In the third,
separate water-closets for the sexes were provided. In the fourth, one of three water-closets was
marked " Females only." In the fifth they appeared to be used in common. In the sixth there are
separate water-closets for men and women, two in the back yard for the former, and two in the back
area for the latter. In the eighth, one water-closet was marked " Women only," a man occupied it at
the time of my inspection. In the ninth and tenth one water-closet was said to be more generally
used by men.
Washhouses.—The washhouse in the first house is situated in the back addition, where there
is a sink with cold water laid on, and loose bowls; this is used in common by both sexes. In the
second, the washhouse is also in the back addition, and has two fixed basins and bowls used by both
sexes. The third has a washhouse in each of the three houses, one for single men, the others used by
the doubles and single women in common, each having two basins and a sink with cold water laid on.
In the fourth there is an enclosed and roofed outhouse in the yard; it has fixed basins and cold water
laid on, and is used in common by both sexes. In the fifth, six fixed basins with cold water laid on
are situated beneath a roof in the yard, and are used in common by both sexes. In the sixth house
the washhouse leads out of the kitchen in the rear building, and has fixed and loose basins with
cold water laid on, and a copper. The washhouse is used in common by both sexes. In the
seventh three fixed basins with cold water laid on have been provided beneath a roof in the yard.
In the eighth the washhouse is in the back addition. It has five fixed basins with cold water laid
on, used by both sexes. In the ninth there is a washhouse in the back addition with three fixed
basins and cold water laid on, used by married couples and single women. Similar provision is
made in the single men's house for their use. In the tenth a similar washhouse is provided and used
in common by both sexes.
Hammersmith.—One common lodging-house receives women in this district. It consists of a
row of five adjoining cottages having four rooms in each cottage.
The number of persons accommodated and the charges are—
Single women. Single men. Doubles.
3 4d. 25 4d. 8 8d.
The inmates are mostly hawkers, charwomen and laundrywomen, of whom about two-thirds are
"regulars." The house is less occupied in summer than in winter, and was somewhat more than half
full at the time of my inspection.
Each of four cottages receives married couples and single men, and one cottage also provides
accommodation for single women. The ground floor of the fifth cottage is used as a kitchen common
to both sexes, and the keeper and his family live above. Separate water-closets are provided in the
yard for the two sexes.