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1. Statement.—(Lord Compton) 19, St. Helena Place, 5 families
in 6 rooms; 6 in one room; total, 16.
Fact: 14 persons in the 6 rooms, 9 adults, 5 children; no
overcrowding by measurement; not 6 in any room.
2. Statement.—(Lord Compton) 15, St. Helena Place, 6 rooms
occupied by 6 families; 8 persons in 1 room; 21 in all house.
Fact: 17 persons in 6 rooms; 6 persons in second floor front,
man, wife, and 4 children, aged 9 years, 4, 2½, and 1; the
entire space somewhat under the mark, but the children are
very young; 263 cubic feet per head.
3. Statement.—(Lord Compton) 1, Wilmington Place, 11
families in 11 rooms, 1 left last week; 7 persons occupying 1
room.
Fact : A double fronted house of 10 rooms, occupied by 8
families; 6 persons in the first floor front, man, wife, and 4
children, aged 8, 7, 4 years, and 3 months; 27 5 cubic feet
per head.
4. Statement.—(Lord Compton) 30, Noble Street, 5 families
of 26 persons inhabiting 6 rooms; 1 room with 6 persons; 2
with 5 in each.
Fact: 4 families of 20 persons in 6 rooms; the largest family
of 8 persons in 3 rooms; man, wife, grandmother, and children
aged 10, 8, 4, 2 years, and 6 months; == 5£ persons.
5. Statement.—A small house in Allen Street was occupied by
38 persons, 7 living in 1 room (Mrs. Bates).
Fact: No house in Allen Street is occupied by 38 persons;
the greatest number in any house is 21, the smallest 5.
6. Statement.—(Mr. Griffiths) 10, Ann's Place, 9 grown-up
persons in 2 rooms.
Fact: The 2-roomed house is occupied by man, wife, and 5
children, aged 9, 7, 6, 4 and 2 years; in all to 4£ adults.
7. Statement.—Northampton Court, (Mrs. Bates) 12 persons in
a 2-roomed house, 8 in 1 room.