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Mill Place.—14, 16, 18, 20. These houses were damp in
places. Damp courses have been inserted, concrete under
floors and general repairs carried out. An improved drainage
system has been laid with manholes, etc.
Nos. 8, 10, 12. Damp houses treated as the above.
Nos. 6, 22, 24. Remarks apply as above.
These houses were all old brick buildings of fair design, but
with small rooms. They are now in habitable condition,
Fairfield Place.—la, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
14, 15, 16, 17, 18. These houses are occupied by persons
whose labour is more or less of a casual nature. Most of the
houses were dirty and after cleansing and redecorating soon
lapse into dirt again. The road is a cul-de-sac, which is
another disadvantage, a thoroughfare is at any rate superficially
tidy.
The houses have all been put in fair general repair.
Nos. 19 to 34. The above remarks apply to these houses
also which are on the opposite side of the street.
Swan Cottages.—1, 2, 3, 4. Structurally these houses are
not as good as the last lot. They have been put into fair
repair.
Fairfield South.—27, 28, 29, 30. These houses were
reported on in 1912. The owner is a person in narrow
circumstances, and was allowed time to do the work, but it
was found necessary to threaten her with a closing order if
she did not carry out the work more expeditiously.
The houses are old and a better plan would have been to
pull them down and rebuild, as the site is superior to the
buildings.
Damp courses have been inserted, concrete has been
laid under floors and repairs have been carried out under
contract with a fairly satisfactory result. The houses are
now fairly habitable.