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Closet Accommodation. There are a few earth closets in
the Borough. These are inspected periodically but no action
has been taken with regard to their abolition during the year
as they are situated in the rural parts of the district where
there are no sewers available. The number of cesspools is 31.
Scavenging.
(a) Removal of House Refuse:— Loads removed.
Woolwich 6,878
Plumstead 12,422
Eltham 5,763
Frequency Weekly
Cost in Plumstead £5,431 12s. 5d.
(b) Removal of Trade Refuse:—
Inoffensive:—
Woolwich 966
Plumstead 9
Eltham 145
Charge per load 5s. 0d.
Offensive:—
Tradesmen on Books 59
Receptacles removed 5,964
Charge per receptacle 6d.
Complaints. The number of complaints entered in the
complaint book during the year was 1,718, compared with
1,865 last year. 31 of these complaints related to the nonremoval
of household refuse—3 in Woolwich, 25 in Plumstead
and 3 in Eltham.
Combined Drains. 36 combined drains, relating to 208
houses, were reported on at various times throughout the