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Towards the close of the year, plans were in hand for the
erection of a Public Convenience at the junction of Shooters Hill
and Well Hall Roads, and also for another in Charlton Village,
adjacent to the grounds of Charlton Park. As the Shooters Hill
Convenience will be situated near the boundary line between
Greenwich and Woolwich, the Woolwich Borough Council have
agreed to contribute to the cost of erection and maintenance.
Common Lodging Houses.—One of the two Common Lodging
Houses in the Borough closed down during the year. The remaining
one was regularly visited by the Sanitary Inspector, and is well
conducted.
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.—Under this Act,
the responsibility for the destruction of rats is thrown upon the
occupier of any premises infested, and as occupiers occasionally
experience difficulty in procuring rat poison, the Council authorises
the issue of such, free of charge, in cases recommended by the
Sanitary Inspectors.
The Inspectors, by reason of their routine examination of
premises, remedying of defective drains, and sealing off disused
drains, are really carrying " Rat Week " throughout the year,
but during the official " Rat Week " held in November, special
efforts are made in conjunction with the Borough Surveyor's
Department to eliminate these pests.
Drainage.—During the year 112 plans of Drainage and other
Sanitary works relating to existing and new buildings were examined
and approved.
Infringements of the Bye-laws were reported in 2 instances, in
respect of failure to give notice of intention to construct drainage
or to deposit plans. The Builders concerned were cautioned and no
further action was considered necessary.
Sub-Soil Flooding—Broadwalk and Mayday Gardens.
Towards the end of the year heavy rains were the cause of
serious flooding in the newly built up areas situate on the south
side of Shooters Hill Road in the Parish of Charlton. This housing
scheme was developed by the New Ideal Homesteads, Limited on
the western slopes of Shooters Hill and is built upon a clay sub-soil.
The site is bounded on three sites by rising ground—on the South
by Greenwich Cemetery, on the east by woodlands and on the
north by agricultural land and is consequently liable to sub-soil
flooding. The builders in developing this site cut across the path
of the flow of sub-soil water on its course to the open ditches and