House rules

SIR – Margaret Barrett (Letters, June 2) says every house should have its number clearly displayed.

Section 65 of the Towns Improvement Clauses Act 1847 stipulates this. It applies only to towns and cities; rural areas are not covered. Roy Wavell

Slough, Berkshire

SIR – My father, an old-school GP, used to carry a piece of chalk on his home visits and mark missing numbers on house walls. Patricia Spong

Newcastle upon Tyne