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the room with smoke, one would expect that there would not
be much trouble in getting this condition remedied, but, with
a certain type of landlord, it is by no means a simple matter.
The housing of the working classes in this district requires
consideration, for while there is a supply of houses letting at
7s. 6d. a week and upwards, there are very few below that
figure. Now it is obvious a man earning 30s. a week and
under cannot afford to pay that rent. The matter is under
the consideration of the Council at the present time, and is
an economic problem of some complexity and magnitude.
SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
As the district grows and extensions of the sewers take
place, more and more of the outlying cottages become connected
to the sewers. A new sewer has been recently laid
down Goodmayes Lane and along Longbridge Road,
which enabled a house to be connected to this sewer
that has given rise to good deal of nuisance, owing to its
riot having sufficient ground to deal with its own waste, with
a result that the neighbouring ditch became very foul. At
the present time the district has an almost universal system
of water carriage in use, but in the outlying portions of the
area there are :—
Number of cesspools 61
,, ,, privies 36
,, ,, pail closets 71
These are emptied and dealt with by the owners and
occupiers concerned, a cart being provided by the Council,
which is kept at the Depot and is fetched by the owners as
required. The efficiency of the cesspools varies very much,
and it is practically impossible to have them emptied sufficiently
frequently to prevent their being overfull, owing to
the quantity of water that gains access to them, either