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COLLECTION OF SLOP.
11,642 loads of slop were collected and removed during the year.
PUBLIC LAMPS.
The total number of public lamps amounts to 2,300, 2,159 of
which are lighted by gas under the Rostin System, the remaining 141
being lighted by electricity.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING OF THE DISTRICT.
Electric Light is now available in every main road, and arc
lamps have been installed in the High Road, Green Lanes, Seven
Sisters Road, Bruce Grove, Lordship Lane, and West Green Road.
SEWERAGE OF THE DISTRICT.
The district is drained on the dual system, there being separate
sewers for soil and surface water. The surface water is discharged
into the River Lee, and the soil sewage is pumped into the London
County Council's main sewers.
UNDERGROUND CONVENIENCES.
Three Underground Conveniences exist in the district, one at
Seven Sisters Corner, provided with 6 w.c.'s, 12 urinal stalls, and
3 washing basins for males, and 3 w.c.'s, and 4 washing basins for
females; another at Green Lanes (corner of Alfoxton Avenue),
possessing 4 w.c.'s, 9 urinal stalls, and 3 washing basins for males,
and 3 w.c.'s and 3 washing basins for females; and another in Bruce
Grove containing 4 w.c.'s, 12 urinal stalls, and 2 washing basins for
males, and 2 w.c.'s and 2 washing basins for females. These are all
kept in a clean condition and prove effectual to supply a public need.
PETROL, PETROLEUM, AND CARBIDE OF
CALCIUM LICENCES GRANTED.
Petrol.
44 Licences, sanctioning the keeping of 43,779 gallons.
Petroleum.
10 Licences, sanctioning the keeping of 235 gallons.
Carbide of Calcium.
8 Licences, sanctioning the keeping of 2 tons, 17 cwt., 74 lbs,