[Report 1877] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle-upon-Tyne City & County.

  • Newcastle upon Tyne (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1877
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Credit: [Report 1877] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle-upon-Tyne City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    which unfitness has since been confirmed by the Council by their vote on the 17th October, 1877.” On January 9th, the reports of the Medical Officer of Health and Inspector of Nuisances, to the effect that three rooms only, in the New Pandon property, were in such a condition from dampness, darkness, or other intrinsic defect, as to justify proceedings being taken for the immediate closing of the rooms, haying been read—On the motion of Mr. Aid. Wilson, the Council resolved, “That a petition to the Local Government Board confirming the Improvement Scheme lately made under the Artizans and Labourers Dwellings Improvement Act, 1875, be sealed.” On February 28th, 1878, a Local Inquiry was held for the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of the official representation, the sufficiency of the Scheme, and any local objections to the same. No reply being made to the question of the presiding Inspector of the Local Government Board, as to whether there was any opposition to the Scheme, the following evidence was given by the Town Clerk:— The population of the Borough at the census of 1871 was 128,443 ; the estimated population by the Registrar-General at midsummer, 1878, 144,570. The acreage of the Borough is 5,325 acres ; the rateable value, £701,613. Municipal rates : General rate, 2s.; improvement rate, lid.; education rate, 2d.; free library rate, Id.; making 3s. 2d. in the pound in the year. The bond debt of the Corporation is £551,740. The following evidence was given by the Medical Officer of Health :— Parts comprised in New Pandon Group.—This group comprises the whole of New Pandon Street, together with the houses, yards, and entries immediately adjoining on each side, and is contained within the space near the foot of Trafalgar Street, bounded on the north by the North-Eastern Railway, and on the east by the roadway of Pandon Bank from St, James’ Lane upwards, on the west by the road leading south from Trafalgar Street, and on the south by the enclosure now used as a petroleum store. The group which is included within the blue margin on the accompanying plan consists of 239 tenement dwellings, occupied at the time of inspection (November, 1875), by 958 persons; of these dwellings, no less than 179 consist of 1 room, 57 of two rooms, and 3 only of 3 rooms each. In addition to the above, there are a public-house and three common lodging houses of 8, 7, and 4 rooms respectively, with which exceptions there are no other dwellings in the group. The group defined is composed of houses in two blocks. The larger block, com¬ prising all the houses in the group to the east of the roadway of New Pandon Street, covering an area of 1T4 acres, contains 199 tenements, occupied by 764 persons, or at the rate of 720 persons per acre. The smaller block, to the east of the roadway of New Pandon Street, covers an area of 0*234 acres, containing 40 tenements and 194 occupants, or at the rate of 829 persons per acre. Including the street way, the group covers 1*66 acres, and is populated at the rate of 647 persons per acre, the number per acre in the entire borough being 26.