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Walls and Ceilings - Plaster loose and/or perished, scullery walls rough
and unrendered.
Generally - Broken and uneven solid floors defective sink waste pipes,
defective and/or obsolete fire grates, defective chimney flues jambs and hearths.
Freedom from damp - Dampness rising in walls due to absence of effective
damp proof courses dampness penetrating walls and ceilings due to porous brickwork
defective sills and window connections leaking roofs eaves gutters and
rainwater pipes and valley gutters. Excessive dampness below ground floors due
to absence of site concrete.
Natural Lighting - Insufficient natural light in ground floor back rooms
due to obstruction or overshadowing caused by close proximity of adjoining
buildings badly positioned small and/or low windows and in some rooms absence
of direct natural lighting altogether. Staircases passages and W. Cs. dark due
to absence of windows to the external air
Ventilation - Rooms without permanent means of ventilation and/or ventilation
impeded by reason of decayed or defective window woodwork making sashes
difficult, if not impossible to open. Inadequate ventilation to staircases and
W.Cs.
Water Supply - With a few exceptions the only water supply available for
domestic and personal purposes is by cold water tap over scullery sinks There
is general absence of fixed baths or wash- basins. In a limited number of houses
the tenants have provided their own water heaters and/or washing coppers otherwise
there are no facilities for domestic washing or hot water supply systems.
In 18 houses the only sink and water supply is shared by more than one family.
Drainage and Sanitary Conveniences - Surface drainage impeded by broken
and sunken paving of yards and passages roof drainage inadequate due to insufficient
rainwater pipes and/or eaves gutters At a number of houses main
drainage system is defective. W.Cs. are inconveniently situated in yards and
often badly sited with little, if any, privacy. In 23 houses the only available
W.C. is shared by more than one family.
Facilities for Storage Preparation and Cooking of Food and for the
Disposal of Waste Water (See Plates Nos. 16 and 17)
All houses are without food storage accommodation with ventilation to the
external air. Facilities for the preparation of food are generally inadequate.
Food is often prepared in cramped and unsatisfactory conditions in small congested
sculleries and in the majority of houses the only water supply available for
culinary purposes is over the scullery sink which, because of restricted accommodation
and absence of bathrooms must also be used for other domestic requirements
and for bodily cleansing.
Bad Arrangement (See Plates Nos 12 13 16 17, 18 19 20 22. 23)
Generally speaking the houses and other buildings in the area are badiy
arranged on the site, obstructing free admission of natural light and impeding
the circulation of air.
The majority of the houses are badly arranged internally staircases often
constitute a danger to the occupants by reason of their position construction
and inadequate lighting i.e. they rise from living rooms or from dark narrow
passages, entrances are obstructed by door openings stairs are steep, narrow
and winding handrails are missing headroom is insufficient and rooms at head
of stairs are entered from small dark landings
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