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Nine houses have been provided with a proper
damp course.
At three houses the joints of the brickwork to
the external walls have been raked out and repointed
in cement to prevent dampness.
Six damp external walls of dwelling" houses
have been rendered with Portland cement.
At twenty-eight dwelling houses damp walls
have been treated with damp-proof solution
Two fowl-houses which were causing dampness
in adjoining houses have been removed.
General Repairs.
Seventy-four defective house walls have been
repaired.
Thirty-seven defective house ceilings have been
repaired or renewed.
Three rooms have been provided with a ceiling.
Sixty-one defective or dangerous house floors
have been repaired or renewed.
Ninety-nine defective windows have been
repaired or renewed.
Thirty defective window cills have been repaired
or renewed.
Ten fixed windows have been made to open.
One room, the lighting of which was insufficient,
has had an additional window provided.
Eighty-three broken sash cords have been
renewed.