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10. 82, Bloomfield Street.—Window loose, stove in pieces,
new ceiling and new cupboard wanted, other ceilings whitewashed
and walls re-papered. The yard should be re-floated
and the walls limewashed. The flooring here is unsafe, and
the banisters in a dangerous condition The yard door should
be re-hung. The washhouse has an earthen floor.
17. 50, Bloomfield Street.-New ceilings wanted, lath and
plaster falling, should be re-painted and re-floored. The washhouse
is dilapidated. Stack pipe does not carry off water from
gutter, yard flooded. New match lining wanted in back addition.
The ceiling in front room recently fell, but has been badly
patched up. The tenants say that Sanitary Inspector called a
few months ago, ordered the passage to be re-papered, but did
not go upstairs.
18. 16, Lamb Lane.—Front room ground floor wants new
ceiling. All stoves broken. Walls and paint very bad. The
tenant states has not been re-painted for 15 years. Back room,
new cupboard wanted, hearth broken, boiler and oven useless.
Stone floor and walls of washhouse very decayed. Top floor
front, in some cases the paper is directly on the bricks. Water
comes in at roof, flooring broken, locks do not work, sash cords
broken. Back room, ceiling coming down, walls need distempering.
The husband here is registered on the books of the
Distress Committee but has had no work. The wife earned
this morning nine-pence at step cleaning. Six children, eldest