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schools may be stated to be satisfactory, but in a few schools
this cannot be said of them, for occasionally they are permitted
to get into a dirty state.
The refuse from the schools is removed by the Council's
Contractor, and the large gullies, drains and manholes are kept
clean by the Council's drain men. It is the duty of the Caretakers
to keep the small gullies clean.
The chief failings in private schools are the tendency
to overcrowd and in disregard of fresh air, but in no case
during the year has it been necessary to serve notice for the
abatement of any nuisance.
Passages at rear of Premises.—The business premises and
some of the private residences are provided with secondary
means of access at rear. These passages are often found
to be in a dirty condition; they are generally unlighted
and at night lend themselves to the deposit of filth. The joint
occupation increases the difficulty of keeping them clean, for
what is many person's work is usually nobody's, with the result
that much time has to be given in serving Notices on persons
legally responsible to carry out their obligations in the abatement
of nuisances.
I am afraid these passages will always be an annoyance,
for where we have served Notices and had them paved, drained,
and gates erected, they are permitted to get into a disgraceful
condition with garbage and filth, and the gate either left open
or broken off. Gross thoughtlessness prevails where there is
joint responsibility.
Disinfectants.—There are three distributing stations in the
Borough for issuing disinfectants—Central Station, Nelson
Street; Northern Station, Church Road Depot; and the
Southern Station, at New Beckton. These issuing depots are
a great convenience to the inhabitants who unfortunately have
infectious disease in their houses and need disinfectants. This