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West Croydon Men's Hostel.
This is situated at Pitlake and is available for use by
"'nightly lodgers." It has 104 cubicle beds, four of which are
reserved for staff. The charge is 1s. 3d. per night or 7s. 6d. per
week, and 1s. per night or 6s. per week for Old Age Pensioners.
Cooking facilities are provided. Hot baths may be taken any
time after 9 a.m. Clothes may be washed and dried in the
wash-house provided. The average number of nightly lettings
during the year was 100, and the number accommodated during
the year 36,500. The receipts and expenditure for the past 5
years have been as follows:—
Receipts. Expenditure.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
1945 1,285 0 0 1,965 0 0
1946 1,426 0 0 2,348 0 0
1947 1,597 0 0 2,450 0 0
1948 1,907 0 0 2,377 0 0
1949 1,854 0 0 3,169 0 0
Houses—Sanitary Certificates.
House drains and sanitary fittings are tested and examined on
request, at a fee. During the year 8 such requests were made.
FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
During the year the under-mentioned inspections have been
made and defects were found as set out: —
FACTORIES.
Inspection.
Premises.
Number of
Inspections.
Written
Notices.
Prosecutions.
Factories:—
With Mechanical Power
401
34
—
Without Mechanical Power
93
23
—
Other Premises
45
3
—
Outworkers and Employers of outworkers
250
—
—
Total
789
60
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