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For the above reasons, and also because the mosquito has
never been shown to play any useful part in the economy of nature,
I am of opinion that the Conference was justified in taking action
in the matter.
In connection with this matter the Leyton Council agreed,
with the consent of the Forest Commissioners, to fill in certain
stagnant ponds on forest land in the vicinity of the Whipp's Cross
Road, Leytonstone.
HOUSING.
The number of workers in Leyton who require housing are
comparatively few, and are amply catered for by private enterprise.
By far the greater number of the inhabitants of Leyton, as
has been previously pointed out, are workers in the metropolis.
The competition among railways, tramways and omnibus
companies in the matter of fares and expedition of transit, added
to an enormous number of cheaply rented houses, attracts the man
of moderate means. It is the families of this type of man, the
clerk, artisan, etc., who constitute the bulk of Leyton's inhabitants.
For their convenience, and for his own pecuniary benefit, the
speculative builder has been very active, so much so that at the
present time the district has almost reached the limits of its
expansion. There are very few vacant sites left on which to erect
houses.
All this building has been done in recent years and in accordance
with modern building bye-laws.
It therefore follows that the number of houses which are
unrepairable owing to faulty construction is a practically negligible
one. For this reason a closing order is rarely required, and no
order for demolition has up to now been issued.
A system of house to house inspection has been carried out for
many years. Under this system practically all the houses in the