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deputy. The first floor contains five cubicles, each with a double bed. The top floor is registered for 12,
and is occupied by single women. The ground floor of No. 21 contains the kitchen and a room
in the rear occupied by women and registered for three. The first floor is registered for nine, and
contains four cubicles, each with a double bed. The upper floor, registered for eight, is occupied by
men. The washing accommodation is separate; that for the women is enclosed, and contains a slate
slab with three fixed basins. That for the men is merely roofed over and comprises a slate slab with
three fixed basins. There is a good supply of baths, etc., with copper for clothes washing. There are
three w.c.'s, one is reserved for women. Eight single men, 15 single women, nine married couples.
Beds, doubles 1s.; singles 6d.
Woolwich 6.— These are two three-storied houses (numbered 50 and 51) with basements.
The houses come flush up to the pavement, and two or three steps lead up to the entrance on ground
floor. No. 50 was the second house registered under the Common Lodging-houses Acts, and is the
oldest registered house in London. The front basements are used as store and washing rooms. The
back basements are on the yard level and are used as kitchens. There is no communication between
these houses except through the common yard. The ground floor of No. 50 contains two rooms, the
front is occupied by a double bed and the back is partitioned off into two cubicles, each with a double
bed. The next floor contains four cubicles (a double bed in each), two in the front room and two in
the back. There is a double bed in each of the two attics. In No. 51 there are four cubicles on the
ground floor, two in the front room and two in the back. The next floor is similarly occupied, and
there is a double bed in each of the two attics. The washing accommodation is separate and enclosed,
three basins for men and two for women, there is also a loose basin in a stone sink for the use of
women. There are separate w.c.'s for men and women. A fair supply of baths, etc., with a copper
for clothes washing. 19 married couples. Beds 1s.
Woolwich 7.— A three-storied building (numbered 56 and 56a). Access through adjoining
house, No. 56a, into a common yard, and then through a washhouse into the kitchen. No. 56a is
registered for men.
The ground floor of 56 contains the kitchen and a front room, divided into two cubicles, each
with a double bed. On the first floor are two rooms, a double bed in the back room, and two cubicles,
each with a double bed in the front. The front room on the top floor contains two cubicles, one with a
double bed and one with a single. There is a double bed in the back room. There is separate washing
accommodation, the women wash in the scullery, which contains a slate slab with two fixed basins. The
married men have to pass through, however, on their way to and from the yard and kitchen. The
single men in No. 56a, and the married men of this house have a washhouse in the yard to themselves.
There is a separate w.c. for use by the women. The men have a w.c. and a urinal in a small yard
adjoining the single men's kitchen. Copper, baths, etc., for clothes washing. 18 single men in 56a,
and 7 married couples in 56. Double beds 1s.
Woolwich 8.— This is a very old house (numbered 63 and 64). Access can only be obtained through
the kitchen of No. 64 (which accommodates men only). Both kitchens open out to a common yard.
The basement is used for storing sand. On the ground floor is the kitchen, it has been built out from
the house and is lighted by a skylight. On the same floor are two small rooms, the back with a
double bed, the front divided into two cubicles, each with a double bed. On the first floor there is
accommodation in the front for two doubles, and in the back for a family. The attic is registered
for three, but only contains a double bed. A portion of the yard has been roofed over and enclosed.
It contains a slate slab with three fixed basins, it is used in common with the men of adjoining house
(20 men). There is separate w.c. accommodation. Baths, etc., are provided for clothes washing.
20 men in No. 64, and 7 married couples in No. 63. Double beds, 1s.
Woolwich 9.— Two very old three-storied cottages (numbered 76 and 77). The entrance is
through No. 77. Both houses open into a common yard; there is no communication except
through this yard. The basement once used as a kitchen, now only contains sand and coke.
The present kitchen, a one-storied building, is built in the yard. It is used by the occupants
of both houses. There are two rooms on the ground floor of No. 76. The front is registered
for 2 adults and a child and contains a double bed. There is a double bed in the back room.
On the next floor the front room has been partitioned off into three cubicles, two with double
beds and one for a single woman. The room in the rear contains two cubicles each with a double bed.
The room on the top floor contains three cubicles, two with double beds and one with a single
bed usually occupied by a woman. The ground floor of No. 77 consists of a front room for four
single women, and a back room occupied by the deputy. On the next floor the room in the front
registered for five, contains three cubicles, two with double beds and one with a single bed. There
are three women in the back room. The room on second floor contains three cubicles, two with
double beds and one with a single bed for a woman. The women wash in loose basins in a sink
in the scullery attached to the kitchen. The men use a washhouse in the yard containing three
loose basins. Two w.c.'s one for men and one for women. 11 single women and 12 double beds, 6d.
for single; married couples 1s.
Woolwich 10.— Two very old three-storied houses (numbered 81 and 82); the first floor of No.
81 is situated over the bar of public-house adjoining. They form one house, with one entrance, one
kitchen, and one yard. There is a basement in which coke and sand is stored. The ground floor
contains the kitchen, used by 12 women and 12 men. There is a room in front occupied by five
women, and a small room off the entrance passage occupied by the deputy. On the first floor there is
a room occupied by seven women, and three rooms, registered for 12 but containing 11 beds, with men.
The two attics are not now in use, once they each had a double bed. A portion of the yard has been
roofed over, but not enclosed, and is used as a washhouse, the basins for the two sexes being separated
by a partition. There are two w.c.'s, one for men and one for women, and a good supply of baths,
etc., for clothes washing. 12 single men and 12 single women. Beds 6d.