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3 feet 5; the rooms are very dark in consequence of
a wall extending as high as the houses. There are
t wo closets for the use of the inhabitants, which are
generally kept in a most filthy state. The cistern
which supplies the closets is also used for drinking
purposes. This wretched den should most certainly
be demolished.
Brewer s Court.—This Court leading off Bedfordbury
on the east side, is one of the same character as
the preceding one, it would be difficult to say which
is the worst. It consists of seven houses of thirty
rooms; on September 8th the population was sixtysix.
The staircases are dark and narrow, stairs
broken, and the houses generally in a most dilapidated
condition. The two houses on the south side
are chiefly built of wood. There are two closets
which are invariably kept in a most disgusting
condition.
Davy's Buildings—This is another of the courts
leading off Bedfordbury on the east side, by a narrow
passage 3 feet wide. There are seven houses of
twenty rooms in all—population seventy-one. The
four houses on the south side are very small, only two
rooms in each. There are two closets for the use of
the inhabitants. This court, though not so bad as
some, should not in my opinion escape demolition.
Little Mays Buildings.—This court leading off'
Bedfordbury on east side, consists of seven houses,
population seventy-one. The basements of these