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Southwark 1921

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

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TABLE 47— 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, notices served and Result.
_34. 36, 38, Friar Street7/1/212/2/21Notices served under Sec. 28, February 2nd, 1921.
Defects. - The houses are not reasonably fit for human habitation.
_Trinity Buildings, Mermaid Court7/1/212/2/21Notices served under Sec. 28, February 2nd, 1921. The buildings have been repaired in accordance with the directions of the Ministry of Health.
Defects.—The buildings are not reasonably fit for human habitation.
29, 31, 33, Empress Street22/3/2122/3/214/5/21Notices served under Sec. 17, May 4th, 1921. The houses are at present empty.
Defects.—The brickwork is decayed. The houses have been stripped oi the partitions, woodwork, and sanitary appliances. The roofs are defective, and the houses arc dilapidated and unfit for human habitation.
Garfield Estate27/7/2127/7/21Notices served under Sec. 28, July 27th, 1921. Inspected by the Medical Officer of Health Jan. 19th, 1922. Nothing done.
Comprising :—9 blocks in Mardyke street 5 blocks in Crosslet street 3 blocks in Mason street Defects.— The buildings are not reasonably fit for human habitation.
293, Tabard street11/11/21
Defects.—The house is generally dilapidated, and in consequence has been unoccupied for some time.
295, Tabard streetThe Borough Engineer has been instructed to prepare specifications of dilapidations. Notices uuder Sec. 28 will be served on the owners in due course. /
Defccts.—The brickwork of the house is defective. There is not a proper supply of water to the upper floors. The upper rooms are less than six feet high. The internal woodwork of the house, viz., the gashes, floors, doors, &c.. is decayed. The walls and ceilings are dirty and defective.
297, Tabard street
Defects.—The house is generally dilapidated. The roof iB defective. The walls are cracked. The plaster of the rooms is defective. The floors are defective. The staircase is defective.
_299, Tabard street__
Defects.—The house is generally dilapidated. The roofs and rainpipes are defective. The rooms are dirty. The plaster of the rooms. &c., is defective.