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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    supply of water there that I have positively seen the women drop their buckets into the water over which they were living, and in which was deposited all the filth of the place, that being the only water that they had for every purpose,^—washing, drinking, and so on.” (Question 141.) “ In the old times the water was supplied [in London generally] sometimes only once a week, and at other times twice a week. . . In particular courts . . . the water lasted for 20 or 25 minutes. . . . Many of them had to take it home and put it under their beds, where it inhaled all the noxious atmosphere.” (Question I75-)