 | Hector Gavin - 1848 - 144 sivua
...exposed to the public view, or common to large numbers of houses and families. There are never any sinks. The fire-places are constructed without the slightest...regard to the convenience or comfort of the inmates, and are altogether unadapted to successfully fulfil the purposes for which they were intended. LODGING... | |
 | 1850 - 618 sivua
...coals ; dust bins to hold the refuse of the houses are exceedingly rare, and cupboards or closetsare nearly altogether unknown. There are never any sinks,...to the convenience or comfort of the inmates." The history of weaving in Spitalfields is interesting, and tends to elucidate several ot the habits existing... | |
 | 1850 - 512 sivua
...the better classes of houses. There are never any places set aside for receiving coals ; dust bins to hold the refuse of the houses are exceedingly rare,...to the convenience or comfort of the inmates." The history of weaving in Spitalfields is interesting, and tends to elucidate several ot the habits existing... | |
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Such houses are always of the worst description. With very few exceptions, the dwellings of the poor are destitute of most of those structural conveniences common to the better classes of houses. There are never any places set aside for receiving coals... 