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Southwark 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Defects.—It is a back to back house, the front wall is worn out, bulging, and it is tied with iron ties, there is no damp proof course in the walls, and the rooms are damp, the woodwork of the house is worn out, the floor is below the ground level, the staircase is narrow, dark and dangerous and it opens directly into the ground floor room, the roof is defective, the water closets are combined and are situated in a common yard in the front of the house the rooms (two in number) are small, and the houses are approached by a narrow covered passage. | ||||||||||||||||
| 141 | 6, Goode's court | - | 21/10/12 | 29/1/13 | 29/1/13 | 25/9/13 | 31/3/15 | |||||||||
| I | Defects.—It is a back to back house, the front wall is worn out, bulging, and it is tied with iron ties, there is no damp proof course in the walls, and the rooms are damp, the woodwork of the house is worn out, the floor is below the ground level, the staircase is narrow, dark and dangerous and it opens directly into the ground floor room, the roof is defective, the water closets are combined and are situated in a common yard in front of the house the rooms (two in number) are small, and the houses are approached by a narrow covered passage. | |||||||||||||||
| 142 | 7, Goode's court | — | 21/10/12 | 29/1/13 | 29/1/13 | 25/9/13 | 31/3/15 | |||||||||
| Defects. It is a back to back house, the front wall is worn out, bulging, and it is tied with iron ties, there is no damp proof course in the walls, and the rooms are damp, the woodwork of the house is worn out, the floor is below the ground level, the staircase is narrow, dark and dangerous and it opens directly into the ground floor room, the roof is defective, the water closets are combined and are situated in a common yard in front of the house, the rooms (three in number) are small, and the houses are approached by a narrow covered passage. | ||||||||||||||||
| 143 | *13, Sutherland place | 3/2/13 | — | 26/2/13 | 26/2/13 | |||||||||||
| Works necessary to be donc.—Repair the roofs so as to make them wind and watertight, provide new eaves, gutters and rain water pipes, make good the cracked and defective walls, repoint the brickwork, provide new stone sills to the windows, provide a damp proof course in the walls, repair the defective floors, window frames and sashes, doors and frames, provide proper fastenings to the doors, repair stoves and firegrates, strip and cleanse the dirty walls and ceilings, repair defective plaster, repave the yard in front of the house with hard and impervious material, screen off the water closets from the house, repair and cleanse the water closets, amend defective drains. | ||||||||||||||||
| 144 | *14. Sutherland place | 3/2/13 | _ | 26/2/13 | 26/2/13 | |||||||||||
| Works necessary to be done.—See No. 143. | ||||||||||||||||
| 145 | *15, Sutherland place | 3/2/13 | — | 26/2/13 | 26/2/13 | |||||||||||
| Works necessary to be done.— See No. 143. | ||||||||||||||||
*Premises closed by Owner.