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National Safety Week.
In April, 1930, the Council had before them a letter from the
London "Safety First" Council stating that a National Safety
Week would be held throughout the country from May 19th to
24th, and asking the Borough Council's assistance to bring the
fact of the holding of this week as much as possible before the
public.
The Council decided to agree to the display of posters on their
sandbins throughout the Borough, and also to the display of notices
at the Town Hall.
King's National Roll.
In June, the Council had under consideration the fact that
the Council's undertaking to employ ex-Service men, which
undertaking the Council gave under the National Scheme, expired
on February 18th, 1930. The hope was expressed by the Secretary,
Camberwell King's Roll Committee, that the Council would be
prepared to renew such undertaking.
The Council decided to renew their undertaking to observe
the conditions of the King's National Roll.
Telephone Kiosks.
During the period under report the Council granted permission
to the Postmaster-General to erect telephone kiosks in the following
positions on footways, etc., in the Borough:—
(i) Island site, junction of Heaton Road and Rye Lane.
(ii) Scylla Road, adjoining flank wall of No. 25, Peckham Rye.
(iii) Stafford Street, near junction with High Street.
(iv) Ossory Road, at flank of No. 462, Old Kent Road.
(v) South Grove Shrubbery.
(vi) Denmark Hill (west side) by Ruskin Park, opposite Champion Hill.
(vii) Junction of Sunray Avenue and Casino Avenue.
(viii) Buff Place, N. side, near junction with Camberwell Road.
(ix) Wren Road, E. side, outside Police Station.
(x) Woodwarde Road, N. side, near junction with Lordship Lane.
(xi) New Church Road, by flank wall of No. 1, Southampton Street.
(xii) Lyndhurst Road, outside Peckham House and opposite Lyndhurst
Square.
(xiii) Denmark Hill, by Bessemer Grange Hotel.
(xiv) Mansion Street, by flank wall of No. 190, Camberwell Road.
Housing Act, 1930. Slum Clearances.
The Council, in October, received a report from the Housing
Committee that they had had under consideration the fact that
the Housing Act, 1930, contained provisions for the clearance of
slum areas and improvement schemes, and in this connection
the Committee had considered the question of action being taken