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House-to-House Inspection.
The inspections under this heading are Those made in
compliance with the Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925 and 1932. The houses inspected during the year in the
areas scheduled to be dealt with under these Regulations were
as follows:—
Birkbeck Road, N.12 35
East End Road, N.2. 21
Grange Avenue, N.12 100
Holly Terrace, N.20 28
Swan Lane, N.20 29
213
The 213 premises comprise 218 separately rated houses
and tenements.
As a result of these house-to-house inspections, no less
than 1,053 defects or nuisances were discovered and dealt
with, and these are enumerated in the appended summary :—
Defective drains 11
Blocked drains 5
Defective and short ventilating shafts to drains 3
Dilapidated W.C. apartments 3
Light and ventilation to W.C. apartments insufficient 1
Defective and insanitary W.C. basins 9
Defective joints between flush pipes and W.C. basins 2
Defective W.C. seats 1
W.C. flushing boxes out of order 13
Defective fresh air inlets to drains 31
Defective house roofs 56
Dirty and defective ceilings and walls of rooms 296
Defective brickwork and pointing to walls 27
Defective doors 9
Defective doorsteps -
Defective stairs and handrails, etc., to staircases 18
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