Ann's Place in Kent Street, Sydney, Dec 1875

PXA 984/13

series

1875

Graphic Materials, Photographs

421823

Photographs - 1 albumen photoprint - 12.8 x 19.6 cm., on mount 20.5 x 27 cm.

Personal inspection by sub-committee no.1, consisting of, R.B. Read, Esq., and M. Chapman, Esq.
Eleventh day, Monday, 6 Dec, 1875
"We then inspected Ann's Place in Kent-street, owned by the Hon G.W. Allen, (Harris, agent). In this lane there are six houses let at 6s a week each ; the rooms, of which there are two in each house, are 11 1/2 ft. x 10 1/2 ft. and 8 1/2 ft. high, and badly ventilated. At the end of the lane or court there are two other houses about 3 ft. below the level of the court, let also at 6s a week ; the lower rooms are very close, not being more than 6 ft. high ; an open drain runs down the yard. The tenants complain of the awful stench arising from this drain ; as usual the complaint was "the landlord would do nothing."
We also inspected a two-roomed house fronting Kent-street, belonging to the same property, 18 inches below the level of the street ; the walls are lined with wood and very damp. The tenants complained of the want of air ; there was an ashpit next to the water-closet, about 4 ft. square, which is only cleaned out once a fortnight ; it was nearly full of decayed vegetable matter and other refuse and was very offensive." -- Excerpt from: Sydney City and Suburban Sewage and Health Board : Eleventh progress report. Evidence taken before No. 11 Committee / NSW Legislative Assembly. Sydney : Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1876. p.29 (Q628.0991/S Mitchell Library)
Digital order no:a424013

Page 29 / Anne's [i.e. Ann's] Place - Kent Street / 11th day 6th Dec 75 -- in pencil below image at lower left