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Street. At the former yard 15 women and 9 men are employed
at average wages of 14s. and 24s. per week, respectively, without
sick pay; whilst at the latter, 10 women (and girls) and 6 men
(and a boy), at average respective wages of 14s. and 24s. per
week, without sick pay. At these two yards in Tinworth Street
the refuse-sorting is under a sub-contract.
The Strand Board of Works have recently erected a Horsfall
Destructor on their Wharf (Shot Tower) for the destructor (by
burning) of refuse. It remains to be seen if any nuisance arises
in connection with the working of such a destructor.
At the end of the year action had to be taken against the tenant
of some land on the east side of Elder Road, West Norwood, facing
the new and old schools belonging to the Guardians, on
account of refuse being shot thereon, and afterwards sorted and
burnt—the hard core being used for a ballast fire, and the remaining
light material being separately burnt. The contractor supplying
the refuse was Mr. Clarkson. This nuisance from burning
was stopped, as also the tipping of refuse on the land, except in
the case of occasional loads used for digging into the land for
gardening purposes. Road slop was shot also upon this land, but
no nuisance could be found in connection therewith, and consequently
no preventive measures were taken.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
During 1900, 26 houses have been selected by the late Vestry
as follow:—
1 to 31 and 2 to 20, Broomsgrove Road, Stockwell Road,
26 houses, containing 156 rooms, in which were housed 52
families, consisting of 312 persons, of whom 112 were over ten
years of age, and at rents averaging 5s. 6d. per week.
The late Vestry have registered a total of 411 houses, containing
2,369 rooms, and these are under constant supervision by
the Inspectors.