[Report 1911] / Medical Officer of Health, Godstone R.D.C.

  • Godstone (Surrey, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1911
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Credit: [Report 1911] / Medical Officer of Health, Godstone R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tyler’s Green. The cottages at Tyler’s Green are small, usually possessing only two bedrooms each, and very small gardens. The situation, however, is open and healthy. Oxted and Salisbury Roads. The cottage property in Oxted Road and Salisbury Road is of modern construction. All have water-closets, good drainage, and sinks, and large gardens. The water is derived from the public water supply. Godstone Village Proper. The cottages of the village proper are, as a rule, very old, and in one part the houses are concentrated on an area triangular in shape. The rows of houses are separated from one another by a series of alleys, and here there are no gardens. Most of the cottages, however, are fairly large, having three or four bedrooms. They are all drained to the sewer, and provided with water-closets and public water supply. The remainder of the cottages surrounding the green are old but possessing good gardens, and the sanitary condition is good. Church Lane. The Almshouses are here. They have been recently redrained and are both picturesque and hygienic. The surrounding houses vary from the best to cottages similar to those of Godstone Village, above described. Godstone Station. The soil here is clayey, the subsoil clay. All the cottages in Lagham Road are of recent construction and well built, and are provided with water from the Company’s Service. The cottages on the Main Road are of older construction. They are provided with a pail-closet or privy. The water supply is derived from the public service. The gardens in this area, with few exceptions, are large, and the situation is open and healthy. The method of sewage disposal is described elsewhere in the Report.