"The Hornby Street area is situated about 3/4
of a mile from the Docks, where the majority of the
tenants are employed in casual labor. When the area
was scheduled as an "Unhealthy Area" in 1902, under
the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, the
munber of insanitary houses which it contained was
511, in addition to which there were 23 sanitary hous
es, making a total of 534, representing a population
of 2,431.
back tvpe,situated in narrow and ill-ventilated courts
each court containing from 10 to 12 houses. The sanit
ary arrangements were verv. defective, in many cases
one convenience being used by the occupants of 5 or 6
houses.
The insanitary houses were of the back to
The freehold of the land and buildings wras
acquired at a total cost of E56,000 or E2 per yard,
but it must be mentioned that 5 licensed public hous-
es were included in the area
houses, the cost of acquiring the area represents 53s
per square vard.
total of 27,600 square yards
square yards have been voluntarily given up for street
widening, and 3,200 square yards allocated for the
provision of grass plots in front of the dwellings.In
addition the scheme provides for a recreation ground
of 1633 square yards in the centre of the area, sur-
rounded on 3 sides by shrubberies 6 feet wri.de, and
provided with gymnastic apparatus and a sand pit ab-
Excluding these public
The whole cf the area comprises a
Of this anount 2,019
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out 40 feet by 20 feet. A large shelter is placed in
one corner of the ground and a drinking fountain near
by for the use of the children.
The new dwellings comprise 23 blocks contair
ing 453 tenements,which accommodate 2,446 persons.
There are 50 four-roomed, 22l three-rOOmed, 173 tro-
roomed and 9 one-roomed awellings, together with a Sup-
erintendent's house, office and stores, 7 shops, a
ccal yard, and a recreation ground of aboub 1/3 of an
acre in extent. The buildings, with the exception of
the Superintendent's house, are 3 storeys in height,
the height trom floor to floor being, generally speak
ing, 9 feet 10 inches.
superficial area of about 150 feet or more, the prin-
cipal bedroom about 120 feet, if a second bedroom, ab
out 100 feet, and if a third bedroom, about 90 feet.
Every tenement is provided with a good sized scullery
a separate w.c., and a separate receptacle for refuse
as well as a small yard or private drying space on al
the floors."
Each living room contains a
