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The proposed Smoke Control Area covers part of the Waddon
and South Croydon area occupying the South-West corner of the
Borough. It comprises:-
Dwellings (privately owned) 583
" (Council owned) 1,167
Hotels and Homes 6
Schools and Churches 10
Shops 31
Industrial Buildings 55
The Ministry of Fuel and Power, the local gas and electricity
boards and local merchants have assured the Council that
sufficient smokeless fuels would be available.
The dwellings in private ownership are now being surveyed
with a view to arriving at the cost of the necessary adaptation
and the Council-owned dwellings will follow.
AMUSEMENT HOUSES
98 inspections were made of Theatres, Cinemas, Dance Halls,
and premises where stage plays are given. A report is submitted
annually to the Licensing Authorities on the sanitary condition
of these premises. Notices are issued to remedy any unsatisfactory
conditions.
DISINFESTATION
The Borough Disinfecting Station is situated at Factory
Lane. Two steam disinfectors are in use supplied with steam from
a gas fired boiler within the Station.
The following articles were disinfected at the Disinfecting
Station during the year:-
By Steam 10,108 articles
By Formalin Gas 3,855 "
Total 13,963
709 articles were destroyed on request.
Disinfection of bedding and upholstered articles is carried
out for traders, who deliver them to, and collect them from, the
Station. For this service a charge is made. During 1957, 282
articles were disinfected, the receipts amounting to £29.8.3.