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Southwark 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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TABLE 54β€” continued.

Folio.Premises complained of.Date of Report of Medical Officer.Date of representation of Medical Officer of Health.Date of Council's Resolution.Action taken and notices served under Sections
15 (2)15 (3)15 (4)15 (5)17 (2)17 (4)17(6)17 (6)18(1)18 (2)18 (2)18 (3)
14820, County Terrace street13/10/13--6/11/13
Works necessary to be done.β€” To make the roof watertight. Remove the defective rain water pipe or pipes and reinstate with new to match the present sound pipes. Take down or cut out and rebuild the cracked or bulging brickwork in the back wall of the house. Rake out and repoint the loose, cracked or open joints of the brickwork in the remainder of the house walls. Insert a damp proof course in the external walls of the house extending throughout their whole thickness at the level of not less than six inches below the level of the lowest floor. Any part of these walls above the damp proof course abutting against the earth shall be protected by material impervious to moisture. Cover the site of the house with good concrete six inches in thickness and smoothed on the upper surface. Provide a proper and sufficient water closet to the house to be built in accordance with the By-Laws made by the London County Council with respect to water closets. Provide a proper and sufficient supply of water to the house. Provide and fix a new glazed sink complete with two inch trap and waste pipe, the latter to discharge in the open air over a properly trapped gully or into such a gully above the level of the water in the trap thereof, or into a channel leading to such gully. Repair, or reinstate with new, all defective window frames, sashes, sash cords and fasteners, all defective doors and door frames, and all defective sills. Repair, or replace with new, the lock furniture and box staples to the outer and room doors and cupboard furniture to the cupboard doors where such furniture and staples are absent or defective. Cut away and make good bulging, cracked, loose or broken plastering. Take up and reinstate with new any defective boards or floor joists.
1 920a. County lerrace street13/10/13--6/11/13
Works necessary to be done.β€”To make the roof watertight, insert a damp proof course in the external walls of the house extending throughout their whole thickness at the level of not less than six inches below the level of of the lowest floor. Any part of these walls above the damp proof course abutting against the earth shall be protected by material impervious to moisture. Cover the site of the house with good concrete six inches in thickness and smoothed on the upper surface. Repair the defective structure of the water closet and rake out and repoint the mortar joints of the brickwork. Provide a proper and sufficient supply of water to the house. Provide and fix a new glazed sink complete with two inch trap and waste pipe, the latter to discharge in the open air over a properly trapped gully or into such a gully above the level of the water in the trap thereof, or over a channel leading to such gully. Repair, or reinstate with new, all defective window frames, sashes, sash cords and fasteners, all defective doors and door frames, and all defective sills. Repair, or replace with new, the lock furniture and box staples to the outer and room doors and cupboard furniture to the cupboard doors where such furniture and staples are absent or defective. Take out and reinstate with new any defective floor boards or floor joists. Cut away and make good bulging, cracked, loose or broken plastering.1