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At Nos. 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 52, 53, 54, 58, and 59,
St. Margaret's Court. These houses were found to have waterclosets
without water-supply and in close proximity to the houses,
badly ventilated, some being even in the basement or cellars. In
all cases water has been laid on.
At No. 12, Marlborough Street, and Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, John Street West. In the whole of this block the water-closets
were without water-supply; several of them were also in a
dilapidated condition. This has been remedied by the owner
putting on water to the same; also repairing the water-closets
where found necessary.
At Queen's Head Yard, Borough High Street. On visiting this
Yard, the rooms (occupied by various families) were in a kind of
gallery, in a very dirty and dilapidated state, badly ventilated, and
without sufficient privy-accommodation. On receipt of notices, the
landlord had the rooms thoroughly whitewashed and repaired
throughout and properly ventilated, so as to afford sufficient light
and air, and an additional water-closet made, with a supply of
water.
At Paved Place, Gravel Lane. The drains of 13 houses in this
court were found not properly trapped; there were also small
yards at the rear with dustbins. The drains have been trapped
and the dustbins removed from the yards which were very narrow,
and a covered bin in the court substituted.
At Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Keppell Street; Nos. 21, 23, 25,
and 27, Gt. Guildford Street; Nos. 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27, America
Street. Water-closets were found in connection with this block of
houses to be without water, and some of them in a dilapidated
state; the paving of yards broken up, and many of the tenants
without receptacles for the household refuse. Notices were served
calling upon the owner to carry out works necessary to make the
houses habitable, which he did by causing a supply of water to be
provided to the water-closets, the water-closets to be repaired, and
dust receptaelea provided to each of the houses.