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26. Verminous Rooms. 156 verminous rooms were cleansed
under the London County Council General Powers Act of 1904,
or were dealt with as dirty rooms under the Nuisance Section.
Dust Removal.
27. In Woolwich Parish, 6808 loads of house and trade refuse
were removed by direct labour and destroyed at the Woolwich
Destructor. The cost of removal was £1719 15s. 7d., and of
destruction ,£1162 13s. 5d., from which should be deducted
£267 1s. 4d. received for sale of clinkers, etc. In the three preceding
years, 9291, 7352, and 6959 loads respectively were
removed.
In Plumstead 13013 loads, weighing 11622 tons were removed by
the Contractors, Messrs. Tuff & Hoar, and destroyed by the
Plumstead Destructor. £2837 4s. 3d. was paid for collection.
In Eltham the sum of £742 9s. 8d. was paid to the Contractor,
Mr. Tucker, for removal of Eltham dust, which was deposited on
fields in the parish.
Trade Refuse.
28. During the past year there have been 7967 (9021 in 1905)
receptacles of offensive refuse removed for which a sum of
£91 4s. 3d. has been paid. There are now 63 (64 in 1905)
tradesmen on the books from whom offensive trade refuse is
collected. There were no complaints of nuisance arising from
collection. Chloride of lime is used as a deodorant. The cost of
removal was £437 14s. 2d.
For the removal and destruction of inoffensive refuse in Woolwich
Parish, the sum of £37 17s. 10d. was paid by tradesmen.
The amount removed is included in the figures of the Woolwich
dust collection.
The charge made for inoffensive refuse is 1s. 6d. a load and 2d.
a bushel, and for offensive refuse at the rate of 3d. a receptacle,