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PUBLIC CLEANSING.
(a) Generally speaking, weekly collection is in operation, although
more frequent collections are made from tenement buildings, eating
houses and places where food is prepared.
(b) The whole of the refuse is brought to the Council's Depot at
Manor Place, Walworth, for transport by rail to the country depots at
Longfield and Sevenoaks, Kent. Approximately 50 per cent. of the house
refuse is passed through pulverising machines, the crushed material being
disposed of partly by sale to Kent farmers as a dressing for heavy soil,
and the remainder is used for covering the rough dust at the tips.
At Longfield controlled tipping is operated satisfactorily.
The Sevenoaks Depot will shortly be closed, the available space
having been filled in.
There are no cesspools, earth closets or privies in the Borough.
COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
The total number in the Borough is now 17, one less than in 1934,
and are comprised as follows:—10 for men containing 1,711 beds, and
7 for women containing 460 beds.
It was mentioned in last year's report that some of the houses, which
are very old structures, converted for the purpose, were not all that could
be desired, and I am able to report that another of this type, 112, Southwark
Bridge Road, has been closed, making two since the Council has
taken over the supervision.
In the near future another will probably be dealt with in the same
manner, thereby reducing the number to 16.
The work of cleansing, repairing and painting has been going on
steadily throughout the year, consequently raising the standard of
cleanliness and making the conditions more amenable for the occupants.
In a recent census taken, the men's houses, with a capacity for 1,711,
had 1,259 lodgers, the women's, capable of accommodating 460, had 210.
Comparing with last year the number of men lodgers increased by 16,
although one house was closed, and the number of women decreased by 9.