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23. Overcrowding. 85 cases of overcrowding were found and
remedied, compared with 178, 154, and 80 in the three preceding
years, or 14 per cent. of house-to-house inspections. Most of the
cases of overcrowding are found in house-to-house inspection.
24. Smoke Nuisance. 106 observations on smoke nuisances
were made, and 10 nuisances from black smoke observed.
These were all abated on service of notice.
Frequent observations were made on smoke nuisances occurring
at North Woolwich. Many complaints were received as to smoke
nuisance at the factories in that district, both from the London
County Council and the Coal Smoke Abatement Society. The
term Black Smoke is evidently differently interpreted by different
observers. The term should be re-placed by the words "dense
smoke" or "Smoke such as to be a nuisance." Smoke issuing
from the Arsenal chimneys is much less in evidence now than
used to be the case.
25. Defective Light. At 66 houses, new windows were
supplied, or existing ones enlarged, or other work done to improve
the lighting by daylight. Most of these were in Woolwich Parish.
26. Verminous Rooms. 148 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,
compared with 156 in 1906.
Dust Removal
27. In Woolwich parish 7517 loads of house and trade refuse
were removed by direct labour and destroyed at the Woolwich
Destructor. In the three preceding years, 7352, 6959, and 6808
loads respectively were removed.
In Plumstead 13295 loads weighing 11487 tons were removed
by the contractors, Messrs. Tuff & Hoar, and destroyed by the
Plumstead Destructor. £2879 1s. 3d. was paid for collection.