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Floors. Floors renewed or repaired 37
Roofs. Roofs repaired 108
Gutters and downspouting renewed or
repaired 51
Cleansing. Walls repaired, cleansed and redecorated 113
Ceilings renewed or repaired 104
Windows. Sashes and frames renewed or repaired 25
Sills renewed or repaired 20
Sashcords provided (number of houses) 16
Brickwork. Brickwork rebuilt 11
Chimney stacks rebuilt or repaired 10
Walls re-pointed or rendered 43
Woodwork. Doors renewed, repaired or re-hung 12
Staircases repaired 7
Yards. Yard paving renewed or repaired 6
Refuse. Dustbins provided 12
Accumulations of refuse removed 2
Heating. Ranges or grates renewed or repaired 26
Wash-boilers renewed or repaired 4
General. Other defects (unclassified) remedied 52
HOUSING.
1860 inspections were made in connection with
housing. Those visits were for the purpose of investigating
and recording housing conditions, following complaints
by occupiers, or as a result of statements made by applicants
for housing accommodation. This work continues to account
for a substantial amount of the Department's efforts.
A report was submitted to a special Committee of
the Council on the housing circumstances in some of the
older parts of. the District. Active consideration is being
given to proposals to relieve the unsatisfactory conditions
in these areas where many of the dwellings are worn out and
would undoubtedly have been dealt with long ago but for the
difficult circumstances of the last 14 years.
There are many other houses in the District which
are structurally sound but without the amenities considered
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