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W.C.s discharging into drainage system 2631
W.C.s discharging into Cesspools, etc. 59
Pail Closets 8
Scavenging.
Refuse from dwelling houses is collected each week
by Thorneycroft motor lorry. The method is efficient.
Trade refuse is collected on payment. The refuse is
taken to Slade Green. where it is screened and sorted.
There is a fairly ready market for breeze and ash which
is sold. What is left over after screening and sorting is
dumped and covered. The method works satisfactorily.
Schools.
The sanitary conveniences are good. The more
recently built schools are more hygienic than the older
ones. The chief troubles at the present time are the
overcrowding and the fact that large numbers of children
have to go outside the district.
Smoke Abatement.
There were 10 records of factory chimneys. The
attention of Messrs. Baker and Murgatroyd have been
drawn to this matter. No legal action have been taken.
Housing.
This remains a difficult problem in our area. It
can safely be said that 50 houses are required to make
good the shortage in the Slade Green and North End
area. In Crayford itself the consideration is governed
mainly by two factors:—
(1) The likelihood of any permanent development
at Messrs. Vicker's Works.
(2) The possibility of the area becoming a
dormitory for City workers in view of the
electrification of the railway in the area.
Messrs. Vicker's factory is capable of employing
12,000 or more people, but at present is only employing
just over 1,000. As far as can be judged no big
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