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the early part of January when there was, in addition, a strike of dustmen.
This fortunately, however, only lasted three days. On account of these difficulties
it was sometimes found impossible to secure the removal of refuse at least twice
weekly from all the houses in the Borough. Also on account of these difficulties
the Council issued a leaflet in January, 1915, appealing to the patriotism of all
occupiers to reduce the house refuse as much as possible by burning all paper,
vegetable and other refuse.
During the year a number of applications were received for the removal
of trade refuse for which the Contractor is paid by the owners in accordance
with Section 33 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891. More applications
than usual were received because many waste paper merchants, the Salvation
Army and other collectors of waste paper, cardboard, etc., had discontinued the
collection on account of changes due to the War.
REMOVAL OF MANURE.
The removal of manure was again generally carried out satisfactorily, only
four genuine complaints were received, in comparison with two in the year 1914,
and in the three preceding years no complaints. Posters requiring the periodical
removal of manure and other refuse matter from all stables or other premises in
the Borough not less frequently than every 48 hours were again posted in the
various mews in the Borough.
COMMON LODGING HOUSES ACTS, 1851 and 1853
The Secretary of State, by a Provisional Order which came into operation
on the 1st November, 1894, transferred to the London County Council the
powers of the Commissioner of Metropolitan Police in respect of common
lodging houses.
The following is a list of the Common Lodging Houses registered in this
Borough at the end of the year 1915:—

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