Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE D.
Proceedings taken under the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890. Part II.
Date. | Situation of Property. | State and Condition. | Action Taken. | Further Procekdinus. | Present Condition. | Remarks. |
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Nov., 1894 | Sun Passage | Dilapidated and ancient buildings, dirty yard, insufficient W.C. accommodation | Notice served | In fairly good repair, yard paved, W.C. accommodation sufficient | This is a narrow court behind the Market Place. The houses are very ancient, timber and plaster. | |
June 7, 1895 | Cambridge Square, Norbiton | Old brick buildings, floors below the ground level, defective guttering, dampness of walls, W.C. out of order and improperly kept. General state of disrepair | Notice served | Summoned. Closing older granted, but sus pended for a month, if work not then completed to pay a penalty of £20 | These houses have been patched UP | The structure of these houses is so defective that nothing short of re-building will be satisfactory. |
Waterman's Lane, now Vicarage Road | Tumble-down old houses let in lodgings | Notice served | ... ... ... ... ... | The houses were pulled down by the owner | A new and properly constructed common lodging house has been built on the site. | |
Old Bridge Street | Two ancient cottages, general dilapidations and insanitary condition | Notice served | ... ... ... ... ... | Houses put into thorough repair as far as was possible with such ancient constructions | These houses should have been pulled down, as they will soon become as bad as ever again. | |
Feb. 27, 1896 | „ „ „ | A common lodging house of several old buildings quite unfit for habitat ion | Notice served | ... ... ... ... ... ... | Purchased for demolition. | |
Feb. 27, 1896 | „ „ „ | Rice's lodging house, dirty and dilapidated, insufficient W.C. accommodation | Notice served | Repaired and extra W.C. built | These houses should have been pulled down, as they will soon become as bad as ever again. | |
Feb. 21, 1896 | River Lane | Common lodging house, insufficient W.C. accommodation | Notice served | Negociations for purchase in progress | This house should be pulled down. | |
„ „ | Three old houses, general disrepair, dampness | Notice served | Pulled down. | |||
Sept., 1896 | Elton Road | Four houses, general disrepair | Letter written | Houses thoroughly repaired | These houses now in a satisfactory condition. |