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16. Smoke Nuisance. Two observations re smoke nuisance
were made and two nuisances of black smoke observed. The nuisances
were abated on service of notice.
There was no prosecution.
17. Defective Light. At 12 houses new windows were supplied
or existing ones enlarged, or other work done to improve
the lighting by daylight, corn-oared with 49 in 1916.
18. Verminous Rooms. 568 verminous rooms were cleansed
under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1914, or
were dealt with as dirty rooms under the Nuisance Section of the
Public Health (London) Act compared with 198 and 213 in the two
preceding years.
HOUSE AND TRADS REFUSE REMOVAL.
19. There was a diminution in house refuse.
In Woolwich Parish, 7,087 loads of house refuse, and 143
loads of inoffensive trade refuse were removed by the Borough
Council, and in Plumstead, 14,512 loads of house refuse, weighing
12,720 tons were removed by the Contractors, Messrs. Tuff & Hoar,
and destroyed at the Plumstead Destructor. This is a decrease
of over 30 per cent compared with two years ago and points to a
very satisfactory decrease of waste.
In addition, 683 loads of trade refuse weigning 340 tons
were removed to the Plumstead Destructor and destroyed (the Contractors
removed 354 loads and were paid for the removal by the
tradesmen at the rate of 2/- per load). £3,493/ 10. 2 was paid
for collection in Plumstead, compared with £3,405. 16. 2 in 1916.
In Eltham, the sum of £1,676. 12, 5 (£1,364. 16. 6 in
1916) was paid to the Contractors for removal of dust. 20 loads
of trade refuse were removed at the tradesmen's cost.
20. 2,863 (2,336 in 1916) receptacles of offensive trace
refuse were removed. There are now 24 (26 in 1916) tradesmen on
the books.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACTS.
21. Four houses were dealt with under the Housing Act, compared
with 18, 16, and 6, in the three previous years.
Two houses were closed; one, 16 Martyn's Passage was
closed by order, and one, 6 New Street, was closed and demolished
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