Housing of the working classes in London : Notes on the action taken between the years 1855 and 1912 for the better housing of the working classes in London, with special reference to the action taken by the London County Council between the years 1889 and 1912 / Prepared, under the direction of the Housing of the Working Classes Committee of the Council, by the clerk of the Council.

  • London County Council. Housing and Public Health Committee.
Date:
1913
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Credit: Housing of the working classes in London : Notes on the action taken between the years 1855 and 1912 for the better housing of the working classes in London, with special reference to the action taken by the London County Council between the years 1889 and 1912 / Prepared, under the direction of the Housing of the Working Classes Committee of the Council, by the clerk of the Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. —Action taken hy Parliament—• Common Lodging Houses Acts .. .. .. .. 7 Labouring Classes Lodging Houses Acts .. .. .. 7 Nuisances Removal and Sanitary Acts .. .. .. 8 Torrens’ Acts . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Cross’ Acts .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 9 Select Committee, 1881-2 .. .. .. .. .. 10 Artizans Dwellings Act, 1882 .. . . .. . , 10 Royal Commission, 1884-5 •• •• •• •• •• n Housing of the Working Classes Acts, 1885 and 1890 .. n Public Health (London) Act, 1891 .. .. .. 12 Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1894 and 1900 .. 12 Joint Select Committee, 1902 .. .. .. .. 12 Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1903 .. .. 13 Housing, Town Planning, etc.. Act, 1909.. .. .. 14 private Member’s Bills, 1911-12 .. .. .. .. 16 II.—Statutory powers of Council .. .. .. .. .. 17 HI.—Action taken hy the Metropolitan Board of Works .. .. 22 IV.—Policy of the Council with regard to Housing.. .. .. 24 V.—Schemes undertaken by the Metropolitan Board of Works and completed hy the Council— Tench-street, St. George-in-the-East .. .. .. 31 Brook-street, Limehouse .. . . . . .. .. 31 Trafalgar-road, Greenwich .. .. .. .. .. 32 Hughes-fields, Deptford .. .. .. .. .. 32 Cable-street, Shadwell .. . . .. .. .. 33 Shelton-street, St. Giles .. .. .. .. .. 33 VI.—Schemes undertaken hy the Council under Part I. of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890— Boundary-street, Bethnal Green Plans and illustrations .. .. Churchway, St. Pancras Plans .. Clare-market, Strand Garden-row, Roby-street, Baltic-street and Honduras street, St. Luke Plans .. Webber-row and Wellington-place and King’s-bench-walk Southwark Plans and illustration Aylesbury-place, Clerkenwell, and Union-buildings, Ho] born Plans and illustrations .. .. 51-2, Burford’s-coiirt, Tucker’s-court and Favonia-street Nightingale-street, Marylebone Providence-place, Poplar Tabard-street, Grotto-place and Crosby-row Plans .. 35 35-8 39 40-1 41 42 43-6 47 47-9 50 119-22 53 54 54 55 56, 58-9