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With the exception of the single room lettings, the sinks are fitted in
the living rooms; the rendering over and under the sinks is not impervious
and in a very bad condition. Many of the sinks are cracked and worn.
The sink waste pipes and the soil pipes are old and in a defective
condition.
Some of the tenements have a food cupboard provided, but these are
not ventilated to the external air.
All the tenements are supplied with means of cooking, either by
closed or open range, and a gas cooker. The majority of the stoves are in
a defective condition.
The structure of the buildings is very good although the internal
arrangement is bad and out of date and will, unless drastic alterations
are made, soon become unlettable, as there are no separate amenities
provided for each tenement.
There is evidence of dampness in the basement walls and in some
of the flank walls. The roofs show signs of leakage. There is also much
evidence of vermin, and many of the tenants have painted the walls in
order to prevent further invasion of the pest.
TABLE 28.
Sanitary Works completed under the Housing Acts,
during the year 1936.
Formal Notices complied with
536
Chimney flues repaired
35
Brickwork and pointing repaired
525
Window sash repaired
255
New sash lines
400
Doors and woodwork repaired
1765
Stair treads and risers repaired
325
Floors repaired
170
Provision of ventilated food storage
15
Plaster repaired
695
Stove and fireplace repaired
690
Copper repaired
115
Roofs repaired
425
Sinks provided
190
Ceilings repaired
360
W.C.s amended
210
Dampness abated
115
Paving amended
280
Light and ventilation provided
364