Working men's dwellings in Liverpool / by William S. Trench and Charles Beard.

  • Trench, William Stewart, 1809-1877.
Date:
1871
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Working men's dwellings in Liverpool / by William S. Trench and Charles Beard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    comiected with com-ts, as well as of many of the sepa- rate tenements containing two rooms in what are termed the flat or Scotch-terraced houses. The rental of houses in the more modern streets, and in streets not contain- ing many courts, varies from 55. Qcl. to 7^. per week (£14 to £18 per annum). All houses above this rental are beyond the reach of the families of labourers and working tradesmen, except for room-occupation. The foUowing table shews that the erection of houses under a rental of £12 per annum, and therefore spe- cially designed for the families of oui' labouring classes, has largely and progressively diminished during the last three decades. Houses at Rentals Tears. Total. Below £12. £12 to £25. £25 to £35. £35 & upwards. 18il to 50 inclusive 5018 9832 1827 881 17558 1851 to 60 „ ... 956 10111 1372 889 13328 1861 to 70 „ ... 499 12180 1656 888 15223 Total 6473 32123 4855 2658 46109 During the years 1865-6-7, there were absolutely no houses at a rental of £12 and under, erected within the borough; but during 1868-9 and 1870, the num- ber of such new tenements amounted to 198. Of these, 110 are included in the block of labourers' dwellings belonging to the Corporation in Sylvester Street, and the remainder are situated in the out-town- ships of Evcrton, Kirkdale and West Derby. Indeed, the present condition of the houses in most of the older courts and their neighbouring streets is generally