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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and here is placed the one water-tap for the supply of the whole house. There is also a sink here.
Nos. (b) and (c) are similar houses, and are let to several tenants.
No. (c) is provided with two water-closets and has two water-taps, one in the yard and one in
the washhouse. The back basement room is the washhouse.
Lancing-street, St. Pancras.— Here are houses three storeys high with basements.
No. (a). Three tenants.
There is one water-closet, and the washhouse is an outbuilding in yard. Here is placed the
water-tap for the supply of the whole house.
No. (b). In this case one tenant occupies the house, but sublets the top floor to one lodger.
There are one washhouse, one water-closet, and one water-tap in the yard.
Tottenham-street, St. Pancras.— This street contains houses three and four storeys high.
Some of them are used as shops and obviously the mode of occupation of the houses varies. Some
are tenemented.
No. (a). Contains three separate tenements.
There is one water-closet.
The washhouse is provided in the back basement room.
The water-tap is placed in the washhouse.
Little Goodge-street, St. Pancras.— A short street, with houses having four floors and
basements.
No. (a). Occupied by eight tenants, two on each floor, except the top floor and basement, each of
which is occupied by one tenant.
In the yard are two water-closets and a washhouse.
The water-supply tap is placed in the washhouse.
No. (b). Eight tenants, two on each floor, except the top floor and basement, each of which ia
occupied by one tenant.
There are two water-closets in the yard.
The back basement room is fitted up as a washhouse, and has a sink and water-tap.
There is a water-tap in the front area and another in the backyard.
Euston-street, St. Pancras.—This street contains houses the mode of occupation of which
varies considerably, but some, containing three storeys with basements, are let in tenements.
No. (a). Four tenants, one on each floor, paying 7s. 6d. and 8s. a week.
There are one water-closet, one water-tap, and a washhouse. All situated m the yard. There
is no scullery or sink.
No. (b). Four tenants, one on each floor.
The washhouse is a dilapidated building in the yard, and in it are to be found a water-tap
and sink.
There are two water-closets in the yard.
George-street, St. Pancras.— This is a long road containing houses having four storeys and
basements. Mode of occupation variable, some few probably tenemented.
No. (a). Four tenants.
A washhouse is provided in yard, and in this is the water-tap for supply of the whole house.
There is no sink.
There is one water-closet in the yard.
Warren-street, St. Pancras.— This is a long street turning off Tottenham-court-road. It
contains houses having four storeys and basement floors. The houses vary in character and some
are shops.
No. (a). Four tenants in this house.
There are two water-closets, one water-supply tap, and one washhouse, all on basement level,
for the use of all the tenants.
(No. (b). Occupied by eight separate tenants.
There are two water-supply taps, one in the front area and one in the backyard, at basement
level.
There are two water-closets.
There is no proper washhouse, but a copper is provided in backyard under a projecting portion
of an adjoining mission hall.
No. (c). Occupied by ten tenants.
There are two water-closets, one in backyard and another under the pavement in front of the
house, approached from front area.
One water-supply tap is placed in the washhouse and one in the front area.
There is a small washhouse in the yard.
Cleveland-street (partly in St. Pancras and in Marylebone).— Contains three-storey premises
of a. mixed class, many being utilised as shops, and some of much better class than others.
No. (a). Four storeys and basement. There are live tenants, one on each floor, paying from
5s. 6d. to 9s. 6d. a week.
There are two water-closets in yard.
Two water-supply taps, one in front area and one in yard.
There is a washhouse in yard.
No. (b). In this house there are eight tenants, viz., one on top floor, two on second floor, two on
first floor, one on ground floor, two in basement.
Water-supply taps are placed in the back room on each floor as well as in the washhouse in
the backyard and in the front area of tenement.
There is a good washhouse in the yard.
No. (c) has a similar accommodation to above.
Upper Cliarlton-street, Marylebone.— A long street containing houses having four storeys
and basement floors. Some of the houses are used as shops. They are obviously intended to be
let in floors as there are separate bells, one for each floor, at the door.
No. (a) contains five tenants, one on each floor.
Water-supply taps and sinks are provided in each back room.
A washhouse and two water-closets are provided in the yard.
No. (b). Seven tenants occupy the house, viz., one on the top floor, two each on the second and
first floors, and one each in the ground and basement floors.
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