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Southwark 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE 47—continued.

TABLE 47—continued.

Date of representation of Medical Officer of Health.Premises represented.Date of Council's Resolution. Action taken, notices served and Result.
7/1/2111, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, Upper Bland StreetThese houses were represented under Part 2 of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, and at a meeting on February 2nd, 1921, the Council authorised the Housing and Town Planning Committee to settle the details of a scheme for the improvement of the area. They are now being dealt with under the Public Health Act.
7/1/2117, 19, Standard Street
7/1/2134, 36, 38, Friar Street—
Defects.—The houses are not reasonably fit for human habitation.Notices served under Sec. 28, February 2nd, 1921. (Still occupied.)
22/3/2129, 31, 33, Empress Street—
Defects.—The brickwork is decayed. The houses have been stripped of the partitions, woodwork, and sanitary appliances. The roofs are defective, and the houses are dilapidated and unfit for human habitation.Notices served under Sec. 17, May 4th, 1921. February 1st. 1922. Demolition Orders under Sec. 18 were served The premises have been demolished.
27/7/21Garfield Estate—Notices served under Sec. 28, July 27th, 1921. Inspected by the Medical Officer of Health Jan. 19th. 1922. Nothing done. 18 Notices were served under Sec. 17 on Nov. 27th. 1922, to enable the owner to clear the premises and deal with the whole of the estate under Sec. 28
Comprising:—9 blocks in Mardyke street 5 blocks in Crosslet street 3 blocks in Mason street
Defects.—The buildings are not reasonably fit for human habitation.
11/11/21293, Tabard street—The Housing Committee on November 11th, 1921, referred these houses to the Borough Engineer for the purpose of the preparation of specifications of dilapidations. On the examination of the premises it was found that 293, Tabard street was so dilapidated as to render treatment under Section 28 impossible. On April 24th. 1922, the Medical Officer of Health represented this house under Sec. 17. On March 29th, 1922, the Council authorised that notices under Sec. 28 be served on 295, 297 and 299, Tabard street Nothing has yet been done.
Defects,—The house is generally dilapidated, and in consequence has been unoccupied for some time.
11/11/21295, Tabard street—
Defccts.—The brickwork of the house is defective. There is not a proper supply of water to the upper floors. The upper rooms are less than six feet high. The internal woodwork of the house, viz., the sashes, floors, doors, &c., is decayed. The walls and ceilings are dirty and defective.
11/11/21297, Tabard street—
Defects.—The house is generally dilapidated. The roof is defective. The walls are cracked. The plaster of the rooms is defective. The floors are defective. The staircase is defective.
11/11/21299, Tabard street —
Defects.—The house is generally dilapidated. The roofs and rainpipes are defective. The rooms are dirty. The plaster of the rooms. &c., is defective.
23/1/225, Laxon court—June 19th. 1922. Notice served under Sec. 28.
Defects.—The woodwork of the staircase and the roof is defective. The house is badly ventilated. The premises are badly designed.
23/1/223, Crosby Row—June 19th, 1922, Notice served under Sec. 28.
Defects.—The roof and the woodwork of the staircase is defective. The house is badly ventilated. The premises are badly designed.
23/1/225, Crosby Row—June 19th, 1922. Notice served under Sec. 28. Oct. 25th, 1922, Council recommended that a notice be served under Sec. 17.
Defects.—The house is generally dilapidated. There is insufficient dust-bin accommodation, and the water closet apparatus and copper are defective.

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