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The five houses in Drysdale Street, each containing eight rooms, were closed
by the owner on receipt of sanitary notices from Inspector Pearson. They were
dirty and dilapidated and the sanitary accommodation was insufficient. They
remained closed at the end of the year.
The five houses in Essex Place, each containing three rooms, were generally
dirty and dilapidated and verminous. They were closed by the owner on receipt
of sanitary notices from Inspector Firth in order to enable the work required to
be efficiently carried out. They were subsequently re-let.
The house in Rivington Street, comprising three rooms with a workshop, was
generally dirty and dilapidated. It was closed by the owner on receipt of a
sanitary notice from Inspector Jordan in order to facilitate the execution of the
work required.
The house in Windsor Terrace, containing eight rooms, was in a very dirty
condition and was closed by the owner on receipt of a sanitary notice from
Inspector Wright and subsequently dealt with.
The houses in Sylvia Street, each containing five rooms with a scullery, were
closed by the owner on receipt of sanitary notices from Inspector Stokes. The
basements were illegally occupied as cellar dwellings and the houses were dirty
and dilapidated and generally required a good deal of attention. They were
subsequently dealt with and re-occupied.
DEMOLITION OF HOUSES OCCUPIED BY PERSONS OF THE
WORKING CLASS.
The following houses came under my notice during the year as being closed
for demolition:—
Dysart Street, No.7—an eight-roomed house. It was demolished ; the site is
to be used for the erection of a warehouse.
Craven Street, Nos. 6, 7, 8 and 9, each containing 7 rooms with scullery were
demolished for the extension of adjoining business premises.
East Road, Nos. 90, 92, 94, 96, 98,100,102,104,106, 108, 110,112, 114, 116 and
118, each containing 6 rooms and shops, the upper parts being let for occupation by
persons of the working class were demolished in connection with the widening
of the thoroughfare.
Bevenden Street, Nos. 31, 33 and 35—eight-roomed houses, were demolished
for the erection of a warehouse on these sites.
Wellington Place, Nos.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, each containing five rooms, and
Britannia Street, No. 101, containing eight rooms, were closed by the owner
with a view to demolition for the erection of business premises on their sites.