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The house in Pritchards Road was closed by the owner upon receipt of a sanitary
notice from Inspector Firth, the drains being defective and the house generally dirty
and dilapidated.
The houses in Reeves Place were closed by the owner on receipt of sanitary no—
tices from Inspector Pearson; they were dirty and dilapidated, and the drainage
arrangements had to be reconstructed.
The house in Ware Street was in a dirty and dilapidated condition, and required
to be thoroughly dealt with. It was closed upon receipt of a sanitary notice by the
owner.
The house in Westmoreland Place was closed by the owner on receipt of a
sanitary notice from Inspector Lear. It was in a very dirty, dilapidated, and generally
insanitary condition.
The house in Wilmer Gardens was closed by the owner on receipt of a sanitary
notice from Inspector Pearson. It was overcrowded and1 in a dirty and dilapidated
state.
DEMOLITION OF HOUSES OCCUPIED BY PERSONS OF THE WORKING
CLASS.
The following houses came under notice during the year as being closed for
demolition:
Underwood Street, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. These
were six-roomed houses; they were demolished! during the year.
Clifton Street, Nos. 39 and 41. These were eight-roomed houses, and have been
demolished.
Brunswick Place, Nos. 20, 22, 24, and 26. These were eight-roomed houses, and
have been demolished.
These houses were occupied as dwellings by persons of the working class. Their
sites are being, or are going to be, utilized for warehouses and other business premises.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
The following houses were registered during the year, under the bye-laws as to
houses let in lodgings or occupied by members of more than one family:—
Bath Place, Nos. 5 and 6.
Britannia Street, Nos. 55 and 56.
Little Essex Street, Nos. 1, 4, 10, 14 and 16.
Westmoreland Place, Nos. 19, 21, 40, 46, 48, 56, 59, 75, 77, 80, and 82.