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obtained by a small window about 1 ft. square,
in the rear wall. Some of the houses have a
small back addition in which is situated a washcopper
and a water closet, and in these cases
there is a small yard with water supply tap. In
other cases there is no back addition or yard;
the wash-copper and w.c. is housed in additional
structures on the opposite side of the Court,
there being one w.c. to 2 houses and one washhouse
to 4 houses. The water to these houses is
supplied from a tap in the wash-house or from a
tap in the Court.
Clearance Area No. 4 :
White Hart Court. Number of Houses, 3. State of repair : The
houses are very old and are of the back to back
type, having no through ventilation. There are
two w.c.'s and one wash-house for the use of the
three houses; these are additional structures
in the common Court. The water is supplied
from a stand-pipe in the Court.
Clearance Area No. 5 :
Rochester Place. Number of houses, 4. State of repair :—One of
these (No. 1) is of the back to back type, having
no through ventilation ; it contains two rooms and
small scullery, the w.c. is on the opposite side of the
Court, some distance from the house. Structural
weaknesses have developed. The sub-floor ventilation
is insufficient. The other three houses are
in a very poor condition generally, they each have
three rooms and a small scullery and a small
yard containing a w.c. Dampness is a common
feature, and this is very marked in No. 6 where
the dampness has risen nearly to the ceiling of
the ground floor room. The floors are below the