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St Giles (Camden) 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Act, 1875.
(The Right Hon. SIR R. CROSS, M.P.)
The Metropolitan Board of Works being the Local
Authority under this Act, I made an official representation
to that body of the following area in the parish of St. Gilesin-the-Fields,
as being unfit for human habitation.
The places comprised within the area, with the number of house, and of the inhabitants are as follows :—
| Locality. | Number of Houses. | Number of Inhabitants. |
|---|---|---|
| Shelton Street | 36 | 686 |
| Parker Street | 21 | 269 |
| Macklin Street | 18 | 376 |
| Drury Lane | 2 | 21 |
| Kennedy Court | 8 | 145 |
| Star Court | 11 | 82 |
| Cross Lane | 8 | 96 |
| Chapel Yarl | 4 | 47 |
| 108 | 1,722 |
Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Act. 1875.
LITTLE CORAM STREET AREA.
I am pleased to report that the Trustees of the Peabody
Fund, having finally arranged with the leaseholders at Little
Coram Street, have commenced the erection of eight blocks
of buildings to contain 420 rooms. When I found that the
contractors were excavating for the erection of the new
buildings on this area, I drew the attention of Mr. Crouch,
the Secretary of the Peabody Fund, to the fact that a large
piece of the land had been used for several years as a shoot
for all kinds of refuse, and suggested to him that great care
should be taken in the removal of the rubbish. I am
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