In the late 19th century concerns began to arise about the condition of slum housing in towns and cities across Britain. Following the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890, local authorities such as Newcastle began investigating the conditions in slums. This report by City Medical Officer, Henry Armstrong, gives details of the slum housing on ‘Sellar’s Entry’ near Newcastle’s Quayside. The report gives names and details of residents as well as details of the rooms they occupy such as ‘back wall damp, chimney leaning over, ceiling of upstairs room wet from defective roof’.