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Table XVI. gives an analysis of the house to house inspection.
The highest proportion of defects was found in St. Mary's and
Dockyard Wards; in all the Wards except Central, Burrage,
and Eltham, more than half the houses inspected had some
defects. In Sun Street, Martyr's Passage, Sarah Place,
Morris Place, and Down Place—every house had defects. In
Sand Street, Morris Street, Clara Place, Speranza Street, and
Bassant Road, more than three-fourths of the houses had
defects.
At 2,711 houses, interiors were cleansed or repaired, as
compared with 3,082 and 2,318 in the two preceding years.
580 damp walls were remedied, compared with 608 and 369 in
the years 1901-2.
Through ventilation was provided in 142 houses, compared
with 250 and 185 in the two foregoing years. 708 Dust bins
were supplied, compared with 269 and 1008 in the two preceding
years.
I made, personally, a house to house inspection of 57 houses
in Rodney Street, Collingwood Street, Nelson Street, Meeting
House Lane, and High Street, Woolwich, in addition to 685
miscellaneous inspections.
17. Overcroiuding.—126 Cases of overcrowding were found
and dealt with, compared with 145 and 137 in the two preceding
years. The largest number was found in St. Margaret's
and Herbert Wards, not probably because more overcrowding
exists in these wards, but because the Inspector was more
particular in applying the standard. Per cent of houses
inspected there was less than one case of overcrowding found.
In my own 57 house to house inspections, I found 8 cases of
overcrowding, or 14 per cent. I chose the poorest streets