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animation of Mr. A. G. Potter was filled by the appointment
of Mr. E. B. Pindar, who started work on 25th March, 1925.
Complaints. Under the provisions of the Public Health
(London) Act, a complaint book is kept in the Health Department
in which all complaints made of any infringement of
the provisions of the Acts, or of By-laws made thereunder,
or of any nuisance, are entered. During the year, 1690
complaints were received, compared with 1624 in the previous
year. Twenty-four of these complaints related to the nonremoval
of household refuse—9 in Woolwich, 8 in Plumstead,
and 7 in Eltham. These complaints were all investigated,
and suitable action was taken in each case.
Closet Accommodation. A system of water conservancy
is general throughout the Borough, except in the outlying
portions, where no sewers are available and where, as temporary
expedients, cesspools and earth closets have to be made use of
The number of cesspools which were regularly emptied by
the Works Department during the year was 31, 19 of which
were situated in Plumstead and 12 in Eltham.
Scavenging. Household Refuse. A further change took
place in the arrangements for the removal of refuse in the
Borough in 1925. At the beginning of the year house
refuse was collected in the parishes of Woolwich and Eltham
by the Works Department and in Plumstead by contractors.
At the end of March the Works Department undertook the
collection in Plumstead, and so the collection throughout
the whole Borough is now done direct by the Council. During
the year three electric vehicles were purchased for this purpose
and by December the Council owned five such vehicles, four
with an approximate capacity of 5 to 6 tons and one smaller
one with an approximate capacity of 2 tons. The smaller
vehicle was purchased for use in the hutments area of Eltham,