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62
SMOKE ABATEMENT.
Only one or two complaints have been made respecting
the emission of black smoke from chimney shafts. I am
pleased to report there has been little or no cause for complaint.
The complaints received were investigated, and the
occupiers of the laundries seen respecting the issue of black
smoke, and in one instance a new and improved form of
boiler was fixed.
PUBLIC CONVENIENCES.
As I have mentioned in my previous reports, there are
one or two busy centres in the district where the provision of
a public convenience would be of great benefit to the district.
My Council has provided an above-ground convenience in
Cricklewood Lane, near its junction with Edgware Road, one
of the busiest points in the district, and a stopping-place for
trams and motor 'buses. There are other busy points in the
district where a convenience is needed.
PUBLIC BATHS.
My Council has still under consideration the question
of providing a public swimming bath. The suggested
site is adjoining the Public Council Offices, and my
Council has issued an advertisement inviting Competitors to
take part in a Competition, the competitive designs to be sent
in early in March.
All the new houses erected during the past few years are
furnished with a bath in the dwelling. In the older cottage
property this convenience is absent.
The proposed bath and public hall would be a great asset
to the district.