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HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTION.
During the year house-to-house inspection was carried
out in the following roads:—
Boones Place, Mill Lane, Sydenham,
Craythorn Street, Fransfield Grove,
Davids Road, Halifax Street,
Elmira Street, Hope Yard, Porson Street,
Shrubbery Road, Laurel Grove,
Kirtley Road, Summerfield Street,
Porson Street, Blows Place,
Oaksford Avenue, Vian Street,
Mount Ash Road, Wells Road, north side.
The total number of houses inspected was 529, and the
nature of the defects found and remedied is shewn in the
following summary. In 81 houses no nuisance was found which
necessitated the service of a notice under the Public Health
(London) Act.
No nuisance 80
Ashbin 103
Animals 7
Cleansing 220
Covers on cisterns 78
Drains repaired 5
Dampness 134
Drains relaid 3
Delapidations 146
Gutters defective 44
Insufficient ventilation under floor 31
Light insufficient 86
Roofs defective 121
Rain-water pipes defective 67
Refuse accumulations 4