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The following are some of the insanitary conditions I found
in a house to house inspection; dirty and dilapidated interiors,
dampness, overcrowding, animals kept so as to be a nuisance,
w.c.'s dirty and out of order, accumulation of refuse, defective
gutters and rain water piping, want of through ventilation,
want of floor ventilation, Ac.
The arrangement of the houses prevents a free circulation of
air, and also affects injuriously decency and morality, which
re-acts on health.
The five houses in Beresford Street adjoining the alley, contain
various sanitary defects, three of them having basement
kitchens which do not comply with the requirements of the
Public Health Act for basements separately occupied.
I recommend that Salutation Alley, and 1 to 5, Beresford
Street, be dealt with under Section 39 (b) of the Housing of the
Working Classes Act, as buildings, the closeness, narrowness,
and bad arrangement, bad condition, and want of light, air and
ventilation of which is injurious to the health of the inhabitants.