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HOUSES CLOSED.
The following bouses were closed during the year in consequence of the service of
sanitary notices either on account of being unfit for habitation or in order to enable
the necessary works required to put them in a satisfactory sanitary condition to be
carried out in an effectual manner:—
Britannia Street, Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4
Buckland Street, No. 49
City Road, Nos. 153 and 155
Clifton Street, No. 85
Dunloe Street, Nos. 36 and 37
Dove Eow, No. 22
Hilcot Street, No. 17
Watson's Place, No. 25
Williams Place, Nos. 4, 5 and 6
Whiston Street, No. 39
Teale Street, No. 23
The houses in Britannia Street and City Eoad were very old, dirty and dilapidated,
and the owner upon receipt of a sanitary notice from inspector Lear closed them as
unfit for habitation, and they were subsequently demolished.
No. 49, Buckland Street was in a very dirty and dilapidated condition, and was
closed by the owner upon receipt of a sanitary notice from inspector Langstone, in
order to carry out the necessary work in an efficient manner.
With respect to No. 85, Clifton Street, this house was closed by the owner on receipt
of a sanitary notice from inspector Jordan, in order to effectually carry out the works
required which could notbe satisfactorily done whilst the house was in occupation.
No. 22, Dove Eow was closed on receipt of a sanitary notice from inspector
Firth. Extensive works were necessary in connection with the drains and sanitary
arrangements and the house required thorough cleansing throughout. The houses in
Dunloe Street were also closed by the owner on receipt of a sanitary notice from
inspector Firth. Extensive works were carried out, The drains were reconstructed,
the basement of both houses were deepened so as to increase the height of the rooms,
properly concreted below and ventilated, and the houses were thoroughly cleaned and
repaired from top to bottom. The work could not be carried out whilst the houses
were occupied. The house in Hilcot Street was closed under sanitary notice and dealt
with throughout. It was necessary to demolish and rebuild the back addition.
No. 25, Watson's Place was in a dirty and dilapidated state, and required to be
thoroughly dealt with throughout. It was closed by the owner on receipt of a sanitary
notice from inspector Quelch.
The houses in Williams Place and Teale Street have already been referred to. The
house in Whiston Street was in a very dirty and dilapidated condition and a good deal
of the brickwork was in a dangerous state. On receipt of a sanitary notice from
inspector Firth it was closed and demolished as the owner did not think it would be to
his advantage to lay out the money on the works required by the notice. The site
was cleared and a new house is now in course of erection.