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Total number of houses owned by Local
Authority 1297
Number of new houses built during the year:—
(a) by the Local Authority 227
(b) by other bodies or persons 118
(4). Housing Act, 1936, Part IV.—Overcrowding.
Until an official survey is carried out it is difficult
to assess the extent of overcrowding and so long as the
present acute shortage of houses exists Section 59 must
necessarily remain dormant.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water.
The supply to the Crayford district is a mixture
of water from Bexiley, Crayford, Dartford, Darenth.,
Deptford, Wansunt and Wilmington wells and River
Thames filtered water from Walton works. All the
water is chlorinated before it leaves the works.
Bacteriological analyses are made five times per
week of all supplies and consistently satisfactory results
have been obtained. In the case of Bexley, Dartford
Darenth,. Deptford, Wansunt and Walton filtered the
water is also tested before chlorination, but owing to the
conditions of treatment at the other stations this is not
possible.
All new and repaired mains are chlorinated before
being restored to use and samples of water from them
are tested bacteriologically.
None of the supplies is plumbo-solvent.
Samples taken by the Sanitary Inspector from
two well supplies were found to be unsatisfactory A
repeat sample from one, following certain improvements
to the storage tank was found to be satisfactory.
In the other case suggested improvements to the
structure of the well are being carried out.
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