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The houses, twenty-two in number, are most wretched
and dilapidated, very confined at the rear, staircases
narrow and dark, with miserable, dirty, dark basements,
in which in some of these houses the closet and
water supply are situated. Some of these houses are
as bad as any in Bedfordbury. Nos. 5, 6, 7, 13, and
15 are used as warehouses and workshops by a trunk
maker. This court should be pulled down, the
houses being so aged and out of repair, they are not
fit for human habitation.
1. George Court.—This house situated at the corner
of York Place is very old and dilapidated. It consists
of six rooms, populated by sixteen people. The
basement is bad and very dark. I consider these premises
are not wholesome, and should be demolished.
White Hart Court.—This court, situated on the
east side of Castle Street, Leicester Square, consists
of nine houses. Nos. 2, 3, 8, 9, are not houses well
adapted for letting out in tenements, the staircases
and rooms are small and dark, from the narrowness
of the court in this part. The rest of the houses are
in very good condition.
2 and 3 Heathcock Court.— These two houses are
exceedingly old and dilapidated. No. 2 is inhabited
by six people, the other portion of the house not
occupied by them is used as workshops. No. 3 is
populated by 9 people. The rooms and staircases
are very dark in both houses. These premises should
not be allowed to remain standing.