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The houses in York Street, each containing four rooms and scullery, were
closed by the owner on receipt of sanitary notices from Inspector Firth. They
were generally dirty. After being dealt with they were re-occupied.
DEMOLITION OF HOUSES OCCUPIED BY PERSONS OF THE
WORKING CLASS.
The following houses came under my notice as having during the year been
closed for demolition:—
Clifton Street, No. 23—a six-roomed house, was demolished.
New Inn Street, Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13—five-roomed houses, were
demolished.
New Inn Square, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9—three-roomed houses, were demolished
HOUSING AND TOWN PLANNING ACT, 1909.
No houses were inspected under the above Act during the year under
consideration.
With reference to Halcombe Place, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11
mentioned in the report for 1913, the work required in connection therewith
being outstanding at the end of that year, these houses were thoroughly dealt
with by the owner, being cleansed and repaired. Also where necessary proper
steps were taken to abolish the dampness of some of the walls, which was the
chief insanitary condition requiring attention. No further action therefore was
necessary under the Act.
Since the Act came into operation 90 houses have been inspected in
accordance with its provisions by order of the Health Committee. Of these 14
have been represented as unfit for habitation and closed; 13 have been demolished
without demolition orders; 15 have been closed without official representations
under the Act, and of these 2 have been demolished, one has ceased to be used
as a dwelling house, 2 have been dealt with satisfactorily and re-occupied as
dwelling houses and the other 10 were still closed at the end of the year. The
rest of the houses were dealt with to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Authority
and no further action was therefore necessary.
ARTISANS' DWELLINGS.
The artisans' dwellings in the Borough were under observation during the
year, and their sanitary condition may be reported as being generally satisfactory.
As in previous years, they have been classed as A and B : A including those
occupied by persons in comfortable circumstances, and B those occupied by very
poor persons.