[Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Carlisle City.

  • Carlisle (England). City Council.
Date:
1909
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Credit: [Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Carlisle City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2. Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13 Rayson’s Court, Drovers’ Lane. 3. Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 Bird-in-Hand Lane, Castle vStreet. 4. Nos. 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22 Jane Street, 5. Nos. 2, 4, and 6 Jane Street; and 5, 7, and 9 Willow Holme. 6. No. 26 Backhouse’s Walk. Premises No. 1 consisted of four single-room tenements and five two-room tenements, all of which were in a dilapidated condition. In each of the two-room tenements one room was situated behind the other, and, with the exception of the light and air which the back room obtained through the door communicating with the front room, was totally dehcieiit of these essentials. This property was taken in hand by the owners and “ gutted.” New floors, ceilings, and stairs were put in, and the walls re-plastered. In the two-room houses the partitions separating the rooms were demolished, and the whole space thrown into one room, thus securing light and ventilation. The necessary external repairs w^ere also done, and the property made thoroughly habitable at a cost of about £147. Premises No. 2 consisted of seventeen single and double-room tenement dwellings situated in a triangular yard off Pickergate. All these dwellings were in a very insanitary condition, owing to the dilapidated nature of the walls, floors, ceilings, etc. ThivS property was treated in a similar manner to the property described above, with the exception of Nos. 3, 4, and 8. These houses the owners decided not to repair. A closing order was therefore obtained against them, and is now in operation. The cost of repairing these premises was about £200.