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 Rotherhithe]
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(2) That as the12th day of February, 1895, the London County Council resolved that, inter
???, the said area was not of general importance to the country of London and should be
daelt with under Part II. of the before-mention Act, and agreed, upon a satisfactory
scheme being presented for dealing with the said area, to contribute half the net cost
(3) That it appeared to your Petitioners that the closeness, narrowness and condition of
the buildings within the said area, comprising:-
Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9,11, 13, 15, 17,19, 21 and 23, Fulford Street:
Nos. 1,2,3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, Roney Street:
Nos. 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 74, 78 and 80, Rotherhitbe Street:
Vacant load formerly the sites of houses numberred:-66,68, 70, 72 and 74,
Rotherhite Street;
Nos. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 17, 28, 29, 30, 91 and 32, Braddoo Street
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. 17 and 18, Braddoo Street
Non. 35, 35a, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49 and 51, Paradise Street
Stables and slaughterhouses, and No. 1A, Seven Step Alley;
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 7 and 8, Fisher's Court, Seven Step Alloy;
known as the Folford Street and Braddon Street area, and the want of light, air, ventilation
and proper convenicences, and the bad construction and ganerally bad and worn-out condition
of the houses and of the drains belonging threrto were dangerous or prejudicial to the
??? of the inhabitants of that said buildings, and that the demoolition, recontruction
and re-arrangement of the said building was necessary to remedy the said ??? and that
the said area comprising the said houses and buildings, and the yards, cut-houses and
appertenaces thereof, and the site thereof, was too small to be dealt with an unhealthy
area under Part I. of the Housing of the Working Classes Act,1890.
(4) That your Petitioners did, on the 21st day of May,1895, by their resolution, reciting the
??? as above stated, direct a Scheme to be prepared under PartII.of the said
(5) That your Petitioner in furtherance of such resolution and in ??? of the powers
conferred upon them by the before-mentioned ??? Act did make the???
Scheme, ??? the lands withen the said area ??? andpink on the map
to the said Scheme ???