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commenced on the Fern Dene Estate, viz; houses having been
erected of Green Elm wood with thatched roofs.
This method of construction has been approved by
the London Housing Board. Up to the end of December, 1920,
only two of these houses have been erected and experience
will show whether such construction is commendable or
otherwise, especiallyas several points of construction
in the erection of dwellings, which previous to the War
were considered essential, both from a structural as well as
from a Sanitary point of view, have been eliminated.
The large factories engaged in motor engineering and
other allied trades, which up to about 6 months ago formed
the chief industrial occupation, appar, I am sorry to say,
in a somewhat dormant position. This is apparently brought
about by the stagnation of trade generally. It is to be hoped
that they will soon assume full activity as they are a great
acquisition to the District in view of the large amount of
revenue received from them by the Council payable in rates.
The other chief occupations in the District still
remain agricultural.