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All the houses contained low and cramped rooms and many lacked satisfactory
internal ventilation and natural light.
Seven buildings had external water supplies in the yards and were without
sinks. Structures were weak, bulged, settled, damp and in a state of disrepair,
and sanitary conveniences were unsatisfactory and in many instances not readily
accessible.
Represented on September 14th, 1936. Clearance Order made on January
27th, 1937. Public Inquiry pending.
Frederick Place Area (17 buildings).
Frederick Place : Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.
This Area consisted of a complete terrace of aged properties, situated on a
congested site and fronting on a very narrow street restricted against vehicular
traffic. The dwellings each comprised four rooms and wash-house and contained
low, cramped and dark rooms, and three buildings were of single-back type,
without through ventilation. Most of the houses were overshadowed, and some had
floors below the level of the adjoining ground. All the buildings were damp and
structures mostly weak, bulged, settled and in a state of general disrepair.
Sanitary conveniences were unsatisfactory and not readily accessible.
Represented on September 14th, 1936. Clearance Order made on January
27th, 1937. Public Inquiry pending.
Clevedon Passage Area (4 buildings).
Clevedon Passage : Nos. 4, 6, 8, 10.
There were four single-back type houses in this Area, fronting on a very
narrow street and situated on a congested site. Each building contained four
rooms and wash-house.
All the houses were damp, badly planned and arranged internally and lacked
satisfactory internal and through ventilation. The street doors opened directly
into small lobbies and there were no passages. Staircases were central and
situated between the rooms, were unventilated and partly dark.
All the buildings contained low and cramped rooms.
Sanitary conveniences were unsatisfactory, the water-closets were entered from
and ventilated into the wash-houses, where food was prepared' and cooked. All
the buildings were without yards.
Represented on September 14th, 1936. Clearance Order made on January
27th, 1937. Public Inquiry pending.
Hindrey Place Area (13 buildings).
Hindrey Place : Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9r 11, 13, 15; 2, 4.
Clarence Terrace -. Nos. 1, 2, 3.
The houses in this Area were mostly aged terrace type properties fronting on
narrow culs-de-sac. Six buildings each consisted of three floors with seven rooms
and wash-house, five each consisted of two floors with four rooms and wash house,
and two each consisted of two floors with five rooms and wash-house.
Two houses were of single back type, having parts without through ventilation
and floors below the levels of the adjoining ground; the remainder were badly
arranged internally and had dark and unventilated staircases. All the buildings
contained low and cramped rooms and several lacked satisfactory internal
ventilation and natural light.
All the houses were damp and many of the structures were weak, bulged,
settled and in a state of disrepair, and three had restricted yards below the
required superficial area. Water-closets were mostly unsatisfactory and not readily
accessible.
Represented on October 12th, 1936. Clearance order made on February 8th,
1937.