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Section C.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH.
Scavenging.—The collection of refuse and cleansing of streets, etc.,
are carried out by the Works Department.
I am indebted to Mr.D. R. Bolt, M.B.E., the Deputy Borough
Surveyor, for the following particulars:—
House Refuse.—Collected twice weekly by the pail system, the pails
being placed on the kerb by the householder. All refuse is barged from
a riverside wharf.
Improved methods of dust collection by low loading freighters were
in full operation throughout the Borough during the year.
Trade Refuse.—This is collected only when specially requested, and
is barged from a riverside wharf.
Street Cleansing.—The system for street cleansing includes hand
sweeping by gangs, orderly men, horse-drawn and motor machine brooms.
The main and other important roads are swept daily and nightly;
other roads mostly three times weekly. No road is swept less than twice
weekly.
The sweepings and/or slop are picked up and put into Barge at
Northumberland Wharf, or sent by rail by contractors.
Street Watering.—This service embraces the use of modern up-to-date
motor water vans, supplemented by horse-drawn water vans. The
extent of the watering depends almost entirely on weather conditions.