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SCAVENGING.
This work is carried out by the Borough Surveyor's Department.
The main roads are cleansed nightly, and the remainder of
the thoroughfares either daily or two or three times a week, according
to circumstances.
Two "Karrier" motor sweepers arc utilised to assist in this
work.
REFUSE DISPOSAL.
The system of refuse disposal as a whole is one of far-reaching
public health importance. The amount of refuse necessitating
collection in West Ham averages about 250 tons daily, and is at
present dealt with by the method of controlled tipping. The refuse
collected is shot on controlled tipping dumps at Beckton Road and
Temple Mills, and the East Ham Tip at Barking Road.
Common Lodging Houses.
There are eight Common Lodging Houses in the Borough,
three in the North and five in the South. These were, with one
exception, originally constructed and used for other purposes,
such as private dwelling houses, but have been adapted to meet
the Bye-laws governing Common Lodging Houses.
The total number of beds at these houses is 516.
One Common Lodging House was demolished in connection
with the Royal Victoria and other Docks approaches (Improvement)
Act, 1929.
The Sanitary Inspectors keep these premises under constant
.surveillance. During the year 32 inspections were carried out.
No applications were received in respect of new Common
Lodging Houses.
It is a strange fact that in the present time of industrial
depression, the Common Lodging Houses, which one might have
expected to be full to overcrowding are, in fact, only partly occupied.
It may be that the ordinary habitues of these places are now
seeking, shelter in the Public Assistance Institutions.
Rag Flock Acts 1911 and 1928.
There are four makers of Rag Flock in the Borough, and
their premises are under constant supervision. There are also a
number of premises wherein Flock is used in the manufacture of
furniture and bedding.
Sixteen samples were taken during the year. One of these,
taken from a furniture maker, was certified to contain 250 parts
per 100,000 of soluble chlorine. Proceedings were instituted
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