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The death-rate from typhoid fever is usually regarded as
one of the most sensitive tests of the sanitary condition of a
District, and the facts revealed by the above returns in connection
with this disease are still more remarkable. In the ten
years preceding the sewage scheme, the death-rate from this
disease was 295 per million living, while during the succeeding
10 years it was only 104 per million, a reduction of no less than
65 per cent. It needs no further comment to show that the
money, spent in the past, upon the sewage scheme, and upon
improving the water supply and healthiness of houses, has already
resulted in some profit.
In other parts of the District, except at Purley in Coulsdon,
and at Badger's Hole in Addington, where there are sewers iu
connection with those of the Borough of Croydon, cesspools are
the means generally adopted for disposing of rewage. The
position of Kenley in this respect is well worth the earliest
consideration of the Council as a part of the District which
requires better means of sewage disposal than by cesspools. It
is also to be hoped that bye-laws relating to the construction,
position, ventilation, and cleansing of cesspools, will soon be in
force throughout the District. At the same time, the character
of Kenley is such that systematic collection of house-refuse
should be carried out, as is done at Purley and all the parishes
(except Morden) which are included in the sewage scheme. It
is desirable, too, that such collection, wherever made, should be
made weekly, instead of fortnightly, as at present.
VII.—NEW STREETS AND BUILDINGS.
The Surveyor, Mr. W. Forder, has furnished the following
return of new streets and buildings constructed during 1894 :—
New Buildings.
Plans of New Buildings submitted to the Authority 125
Of which were approved 79
Of which were disapproved 46
Amended, re-submitted, and approved 20
Plans for Additions to New Houses submitted 20
Of which were approved 9
Of which were disapproved 11