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Porten-road, West Kensington-park, Hammersmith.— This is a road containing houses three
storeys high with basements. Some of them are well kept and looked after, whilst others are
obviously let in separate tenements to more than one occupant. The former are mostly houses
occupied by one person, who sublets furnished or unfurnished lodgings.
No. (a). Contains eight rooms. One tenant occupies the house, but sublets three rooms on the
top and first floor to three lodgers. The sanitary accommodation consists of—
Two water-closets, one on the ground floor approached from the passage, and one in the yard.
A washhouse in the yard.
A water-supply tap and sink in a scullery in the basement.
No. (b). This house is let to four tenants, one on each floor, two rooms each, and the rents are
6s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 7s. 6d. and 6s. 6d. a week each. The sanitary accommodation consists of—
Two water-closets, one on the ground floor and one in the yard.
One water-supply tap in the basement scullery.
A washhouse scullery in the basement.
No. (c). This is occupied by one tenant, who also owns the house, and retains three rooms. Sublets
to three lodgers, one of whom occupies a furnished room.
The sanitary accommodation is as above.
Nos. (d and e). Both these houses are let in separate tenements, and the sanitary accommodation
is the same in each. At No. (e) there are six tenants, four in single rooms and two in two-room
tenements.
There are two water-closets, one on ground floor and one in yard.
The water-supply tap is placed in the basement scullery.
The washhouse is in the yard, but is not a proper place, consisting merely of a copper with
a temporary roof over it.
Overstone-road, Hammersmith.— The houses in this street are mostly three-storey premises
with basements. Some are two storeys high.
No. (a). Occupied by one tenant who retains two rooms, and sublets to three lodgers, each having
two rooms.
There are two water-closets, one in the yard and one on first floor.
There is a scullery-washhouse in the basement.
There are three water-taps, one on the top floor, one on the stairs, and the other in the
washhouse.
No. (b). Occupied by four tenants, one on each floor. Each has two rooms, except on top floor,
which contains three. Rents, 7s. and 7s. 6d. a week each.
There are a scullery and water-supply tap on first floor, and another in the basement washhouse.
There are two water-closets, one on the ground floor, approached from passage, and one in the
yard.
The washhouse is in the basement.
No. (c). Let to three tenants ; one occupies the top, one the first floor, and the third the ground
floor and basement.
There are two water-closets, one in yard, one on first floor.
The washhouse is in basement, and is approached from the passage.
There are two water-taps, one on the staircase with a sink, and one in the washhouse.
Southerton-street, Hammersmith.— This street contains three-storey houses. Some have
bwements, others have not.
No. (a). A three-storey house containing six rooms. Occupied by one tenant, who sublets part
to one other tenant.
There is one water-closet in the yard.
The washhouse is a back addition building approached from the ground floor passage.
In the washhouse is the water-tap, with a sink.
No. (b). Three families, one on each floor, two rooms each. Rents, 5s. 6d., 6s. 6d. and 6s. a week.
There is one water-closet.
There are two water-taps, one in the washhouse, and one on the top floor with a sink.
The washhouse is a back addition building.
No. (c). This house contains three storeys and a basement. It is occupied by four tenants, one on
each floor, and the rents paid are 5s., 6s., 6s. 6d.. and 5s. 6d. a week. Each floor has two rooms,
except the ground floor, which has three.
There are two water-closets, one in the yard and one in front area ; two water-taps, one on
the staircase and one in the washhouse.
The washhouse is at basement level, and is provided with a sink.
Fleet-road, Hampstead.— This road contains three-storey houses, and some of them have
basement floors. Some of the houses are used for shop purposes.
No. (a). No basement floor. One tenant occupies the house and sublets to two lodgers, but one of
these is seldom there.
There is one water-closet, situated inside the house off the staircase.
At the end of passage on ground floor there is a scullery-washhouse, ?n which is the watersupply
tap and a sink.
No. (b). Here there are two tenants.
The sanitary accommodation is as in No. (a).
No. (c). This house has a basement floor. There are four tenants, one on each floor, each having
two rooms.
The rents are 6s., 7s. and 7s. 6d. a week.
The sanitary accommodation consists of one water-closet on the ground floor ; one water-tap in
the passage on ground floor, with a sink under it, and another in the washhouse; and a washhouse
in basement at end of passage.
No. (d). There are four tenants, one on each floor, and the rents are 5s., 7s. 6d., 6s. and 6s. a
week. The sanitary accommodation consists of—
Two water-closets, one situated in the yard and one on the ground floor.
One water-tap in the washhouse.
One washhouse in the basement.
No. (e). This house is one of a long row of newly built premises (within eight years). They have
been built with the object of housing a separate tenant on each floor. Each floor contains two rooms
and a kitchen, off which is a small scullery provided with a copper and water-tap. Each tenement has
its own water-closet, which is approached from the scullery.
The rent of each floor is 10s. 6d. a week, and not less than a floor is let, but the tenant can
take a man lodger, who lives as part of the family, if desirous of doing so.