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 London County Council]
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Woodchester-street, Paddinqton.— These are houses of three storeys with basement floors.
They are all of the tenement class.
No. (a). Let in floors. There are four tenants, one on each floor. The sanitary accommodation
provided consists of—
Two water-closets, one on the roof of back addition building, about level with first floor,
and one in the yard.
A washhouse in the back addition at basement level, and approached from the yard.
A waier-supply tap in the washhouse.
No. (b). Occupied by four tenants.
The sanitary accommodation is similar to that in No. (a).
Cirencester-street, Paddinqton.— The houses in this street have three storeys and basements,
and they are all occupied by more than one tenant.
No. (a). Let in floors. There are four tenants, each having two rooms, and the rents paid by
them are 5s. 9d., 6s. 6d., 6s. 6d., and 5s. a week each.
There are two water-closets, one on ground floor, approached from the passage, and one in the
yard.
The washhouse is a back addition room approached from the basement passage.
The water-tap is in the washhouse, in which is also a sink.
Bessborouqh-street, Paddinqton.— This road contains houses three storeys high with back
addition buildings of one storey.
No. (a). Let in floors, and at present occupied by three tenants, each having two rooms.
There are one water-closet, one water-supply tap, and a washhouse in the yard.
No. (b). Occupied by three tenants, each a floor containing two rooms.
There are one water-clo§et, one water-tap, and a washhouse, all on the ground-floor level.
Hall-place, Paddinqton.— Contains houses some two storeys and some three storeys high.
No. (a). A three-storey house, containing six rooms. It is occupied by one tenant, who retains the
first floor and sublets the ground floor and top floor respectively to two other tenants.
There is one water-closet in yard.
The washhouse is an outbuilding in the yard, and in it is placed the water-supply tap.
No. (b). A three-storey house occupied by three tenants, one on each floor, who pay 7s. 6d., 8s., and
8s. a week each.
There is one water-supply tap in the washhouse.
The washhouse is an outbuilding in the yard.
There is one water-closet in the yard.
Cuthbert-street, Paddinqton.— A street of three-storey houses.
No. (a). Occupied by three tenants, one on each floor. The sanitary accommodation consists of—
A water-closet and a washhouse out in the yard, and a water-supply tap with sink in the
washhouse.
No. (b). This house is occupied by one tenant, who reserves three rooms and sublets rooms to three
others, each single-room tenants.
There is a water-closet and washhouse in the yard, and a water-supply tap in the washhouse.
Hethpool-street, Paddinqton.— Three-storey houses containing six rooms.
No. (a). Occupied by four tenants, one each on the ground and first floors and two on the top floor.
There are a water-closet, water-tap and washhouse out in the back yard.
Crompton-street, Paddinqton.— This street contains three-storey houses.
No. (a). One tenant occupies the house and retains three rooms, but sublets to four lodgers four
rooms, one of these being a furnished room.
A water-closet and a washhouse are provided in the yard. The water-supply tap is in the
washhouse.
Netley-street, Paddinqton.— A short street containing three-storey houses with basements,
all tenemented. Small amount of rear yard space.
No. (a). This house contains nine rooms and a washhouse, and is occupied by five tenants. The
sanitary accommodation provided consists of—
Two water-closets, one in the yard and one approached from the staircase landing between the
first and second floor.
A washhouse in the back addition building, at the basement level.
A water-supply tap in the washhouse.
No. (b). Occupied by four tenants, one on each floor.
There are two water-closets, one on the ground floor and one in the yard.
The washhouse is an unsuitable and neglected structure.
There are two water-taps, one on the roof of the back addition building at first-floor level, and
one in the washhouse.
Hastinqs-street, St. Pancras.— This street contains many houses haying three storeys and
basements. They have, at some previous date, been occupied by single families.
No. (a). Occupied by eight tenants. House contains basement, ground floor, and first, second and
third floors. Two rooms on each floor.
There are two water-closets, one in the yard and one on the ground floor.
There is one water-tap placed in the back-yard for the use of all tenants.
There is a small washhouse, an outbuilding in yard, fitted up with a copper and a disused sink.
Nos. (b), (c) and (d) are similar houses, occupied in the same way and provided with the same
accommodation.
No. (c). Occupied by four tenants. One m ground-floor rooms and front basement, one in first-
floor front, one in first-floor back, and one in top-floor rooms.
There is one water-closet on the ground floor.
One water-tap in the back basement room, also a copper.
No. (f). Is a similar class house.
Mabledon-place, St. Pancras.— Houses here consist of four storeys and basement.
No. (a). There are two rooms on each floor, or nine rooms and a washhouse. There are seven
tenants.
Water-closet accommodation.— Two.
Water supply and washhouse accommodation.— The back room in basement is the washhouse,