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the end of the year.
Particulars of the five licensed sites are appended below:—
Location of Licensed Sites No. of Vans permitted
The Paddock, Downe Road, Keston 12
Lower Hockenden Farm, Hockenden, Swanley 1
Crittenden Caravan Park, Pond Lane, High
Street, West Wickham 30
11 Heathfield Road, Keston 23
Restavon, Berry's Green Road, Cudham, Nr.
Biggin Hill 60
The difficulty of dealing with itinerant caravanners using the
grass verges of the Orpington By-Pass and the A.21 was referred
to in my last report. Throughout the year this nuisance became
progressively worse until Orders for their removal were obtained
ultimately in the Magistrate's Court under provisions of the
Orpington Urban District Council Act, 1954. Both of these Metropolitan
roads were practically clear on the 31st December, 1967,
but many of the caravans had moved to Council owned housing
land at Chislehurst Road, Orpington, so that proceedings for their
removal had to be re-instituted.
The permanent caravan site provided by the Council at Star
Lane, St. Mary Cray, for twelve gipsy families was completed and
occupied in the Autumn. A Warden was appointed from their
number to secure compliance with the rules governing the running
of the site and general management was exercised by the Housing
Manager,
DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE
The Council accepts as a legal responsibility the clearance of
certain types of public sewers and the work is undertaken by
Disinfector/Handymen employed by the Department. In addition,
private drains are cleared, but a charge is made in these cases.
Of the 1,294 instances of choked drains dealt with, 874 related
to private drainage.
The trunk soil seweraee system is under the control of the
West Kent Main Sewerage Board and the Greater London Council.
The Borough Engineer states that foul sewers and surface