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(D) Proceedings under section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930:-
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing
Orders were made 1
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing
Orders were determined, the tenement or
room having been rendered fit Nil
Total number of houses in the Borough 19,022
Number of houses occupied by the working classes 18,878
PIGEON NUISANCE.
In September of this year a request was received from the
Traffic Manager of the Southern Railway for the Council to undertake,
at the expense of the Southern Railway, the abatement of a
nuisance caused by pigeons in the Bricklayer's Arms Depot.
This somewhat unusual work was satisfactorily accomplished,
chiefly owing to the initiative of Mr. H. E. Butcher, the District
Sanitary Inspector, and Mr. W. Davis, the Senior Sanitary
Inspector. Altogether 1,289 pigeons were caught and destroyed,
and 224 eggs were taken.
STREET CLEANSING.
During the very long drought which occurred last year, the
restrictions which were placed upon the use of water by the Metropolitan
Water Board, lead to consideration by the Housing Committee
and the Works Committee of the possible use of well water
for the purpose of street cleansing.
The Council had recently purchased the "Black Eagle"
brewery site, on which there existed a well. Pumping apparatus
was installed, and several million gallons of water have been
pumped from the well and used for road cleansing, and sewer
and gully flushing.
This excellent arrangement will become permanent, the flow
of water being suffiicent to enable the Council to do all the street
cleansing from this source.