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deaths were referred to violence. One death was not
certified.
The water supplied by the Southwark Company during
January, was clear and transparent and contained less than
the usual amount of organic matter.
The Vestry Wharf has lately displayed more than the
usual accumulation of dust and manure.
I have inspected the following houses:-
1. Alfred Place consists of 12 houses of 2 rooms each, let
at 4s. per house. The cubic space of each room is 800 cubic
feet. There is one family in each house. These houses
have lately been whitewashed and repapered. New cisterns
are being erected which will afford a supply of 75 gallons of
water to each house, independent of the supply for the
closets, which are provided with a separate cistern. When
the repairs are completed these houses will be in a satisfactory
conditon.
2. Wells Street, Nos. 1 and 2. These houses are old,
dirty and dilapidated. At No 1 the closet is in the washhouse,
and not properly ventilated. Water has been laid on
but the apparatus appears to have been unused for some
time. The necessary steps have been taken to get the se
houses put into a habitable condition. They are now closed.
3. Elizabeth Cottages, New Church Street. These
five houses are in a very fair condition. Some of the closets
are not kept in a wholesome state. There is one cistern
holding about 100 gallons for 5 closets and 25 persons.
Water should be laid on to the closets.
4. Turner's Court consists of 3 small houses occupied by
20 persons. They are in a dirty state.
5. Jacob Street, Nos. 2, 4, 6. These houses are old,
dirty and dilapidated. No. 6 is occupied by 15 persons,
chiefly adults.
6. Metcalf Court, Nos. 1 to 6. Occupied by 54 persons.
These houses are old, but the rooms are above the average
size.
7. Staple Street. At No. 15, the lower room is used for
a coal and wood store. The upper room is clean and decent.
At No. 17 there are 2 rooms on the ground floor let at 3/6d.
per week. The ceiling is old. There is no through
ventilation. The rooms are in a fair state and not overcrowded.