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Nos. 15, 17 & 19 Back Lane. The owner being of opinion that it
would not pay to reconstruct in accordance with the requirements
of the Council, gave the tenants notice to quit, and
demolished the premises. Plans were submitted to your
authority and approved for the erection of two self-contained flats.
Nos. 2 & 3 Troy Town Passage. The owners being of opinion that
it would not pay to reconstruct in accordance with the requirements
of the Council, gave the tenants notice to quit and
demolished the premises.
Nos. 1, 6 & 7 Troy Town Passage and No. 4 Back Lane. The
owner failed to comply with the notices served upon him.
Proceedings were taken and the Court adjourned the hearing
of Summonses for one month, to enable the defendant to submit
a specification for the consideration of the Council.
Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4 Cromwell Place, and Nos. 6 & 8 Back Lane. The
owner failed to comply with the notices served upon him.
Proceedings were taken and the Court adjourned the hearing of
Summonses for one month, to enable the defendant to submit a
specification for the consideration of the Council.
Nos. 10 & 11 Back Lane. The houses are still in the same condition
as when reported upon, excepting that they are now unoccupied.
Nos. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 Running Horses Yard, and No.
25, Walnut Tree Road. After opposition from the owner of
this property, an Order for their immediate closure was granted
by the Court with costs. This order has a far more important
bearing than the mere closing of this block of houses, by securing
the permanent closure of one of the worst pieces of house
property in the district. All the houses are unoccupied.
In no instance have the people who have been turned out of
their houses caused overcrowding, or have found any difficulty in
finding proper accommodation. Nor have any been driven into the
Workhouse as a result of the Council's action.
BYE-LAWS.
Bye-Laws governing houses let in lodgings, and new regulations
with respect to dairies, cowsheds and milkshops adopted by the
Council, have been approved by the Local Government Board, and
will come into operation in February.
Earlier in my report I stated that 21 deaths occurring outside
the district were caused by Tubercular diseases, 24 deaths were
registered from the same causes in the district, making 45 in all.
This is very high, and I feel sure it can be reduced if special care is
taken on the following points :
1. Always live and sleep in a room with the windows open.
2. Sleep alone.
3. Expectorate into a pot containing some disinfectant, or into
a rag which must be burnt (Note the Council supply
disinfectants free to the poor).
4. Do not spit on the floor, in the street, or in any public
veyance.