The following are examples of stories from the digitised section of the Booth collection at the LSE, which discuss the housing situation in the period of the late 1890's.

Model buildings from Interview with W. Weston, Superintendent of Bethnal Green Division, 4 January 1898 in Booth B350, p39.

Lodgings in Dorset Street from Interview with Superintendent Mulvaney, head of H. or Whitechapel Division, 7 January 1898 in Booth B350, p51. Transciption: Then into Dorset Street still black [lowest class, vicious, semi-criminal]. '3 stabbing cases and one murder from this street in the last 3 months'. Common lodging houses for both sexes, 'where they do not ask for your marriage certificate'. One very fat lady at a window. 'She has sat there for years. She is now too fat to get out of the door.'

Conditions for tenants living in property in Peckham from Walk with Police Constable Jones, District 44 [Peckham], 12 December 1899 in Booth B375, pp107-109.

Blocked drains and housing from Walk with Police Constable Dolby,of Peckham Station, District 42 [St George Camberwell], 9 October 1899 in Booth B373, pp75-77.

Bug Island, Rignold Road, Camberwell from Walk with Police Constable Young, District 43 [Camberwell], 3 October 1899 in Booth B373, p43.

Manor Gardens Chelsea, "A quaint slum" from Walk with Sub-divisional Inspector Seabright, District 26 [Chelsea], 6-7 March 1899 in Booth B362, p161. Transcription: West to Manor Gardens, 2 st[ory] cottages with long forecourts, once gardens now full of endlesss rubbish, water closets built out in front: a large number of houses here and one or more horeshoe nailed on them. Ev[er]y sign here not so much of poverty as of filthy habits quite a unique court for untidiness. Inhabitants very rough and rowdy: constant trouble to the police: not a soul here who would not harbour a criminal to evade the police. Should be black or l[ight] b[lue] lined black : l[ight] b[lue] on map. As I came came through this court alone in the afternoon there were a number of unkept women hanging about: one of them said to me "Got any coal tickets [a]way governor", Lots of children playing about dirty but fat and healthy. This is a very quaint slum, well worth a visit.

Lodgings in Pink street Bryett Road from Walk with Inspector William Dyball, District 17 [Upper Holloway], 30 November 1897 in Booth B349, p17-19.