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Street Paving-.
This important and useful hygienic work has been continued
during the year, several additional streets having been paved
with impervious material, to the already considerable number thus
paved. I am convinced that much benefit has resulted from the
adoption of this method of paving of the side streets in the poorer
districts of the Borough and I have shown in past annual reports
that in the improved position which the Borough has attained in
recent years in regards to its vital and morbid statistics is to some
extent to be attributed to this hygienic innovation. This is not
surprising when it is borne in mind that these streets form the
playgrounds of the children who dwell in them, and that, moreover,
much less dust is formed and that they are more readily scavenged.

Sewer Ventilation.
During the year complaints were received on several occasions
of nuisance arising from sewer ventilators on the surface of the roadway
or from upcast columns. These complaints were in each
instance fully enquired into and dealt with by the Council.
In two instances it was found necessary to erect upcast ventilating
shafts in the following situations:—
Heaver Road.
Webbs Road.
Van Dwellings.
The number of van dwellings in Battersea during 1911, was 74
as compared with 78 in 1910. In the following table are set out the
situation and number of occupants:—