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Kenley, however, I have pointed out that the safety of the
important wells there must be the paramount consideration, and
that if Kenley alone is dealt with, other and far greater sources
of danger will remain, assuming that the reason for Croydon's
intervention, viz., the danger due to the channels in the chalk, is
accepted. The Croydon offer, however, does not extend beyond
the geographical boundary of Kenley, or rather that part of
Coulsdon parish, and however tempting the offer may be, it
should be remembered that outside this District these greater
sources of danger exist, and that the public safety demands that
care should be taken that the removal of one danger does not
interfere with or postpone the removal of a greater one, or that
a feeling of security is engendered for which there is no real
warrant.
There is a large group of houses at Smithambottom, near
Cane Hill Asylum, which have recently been built, and which
will probably extend shortly in consequence of the increased
railway accommodation which is being provided there. I have
recommended that they ought to be provided with a proper
system of drainage, more especially as nearly all are small
closely aggregated artizans' dwellings, while the Asylum authorities
have expressed some concern for the safety of their well,
which is within 100 yards of a number of these houses.
A report has also been presented as to the drainage of the
village of Addington where an old brick barrel surface-water
sewer has gradually become connected with house drains in the
village. The contents of the sewer discharge into a cesspool in
a field near the village, and the latter overflows almost
constantly. The house drains, too, are directly connected with
this sewer, aud there is no system of ventilation. The Council
has appointed a Committee to enquire into this matter.
Allusion must again be made to the Sewage Farm of the
Croydon Corporation at Beddington, in this District. During
the summer months complaints were again made of the nuisance,