London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

London County Council 1899

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

This page requires JavaScript

Table: APPENDIX II.PARTICULARS RELATING TO DUST DISPOSAL FOR THE YEAR 1892.PROVINCIAL SANITARY DISTRICTS IN WHICH DUST DESTRUCTORS ARE IN USE.

APPENDIX II.

PARTICULARS RELATING TO DUST DISPOSAL FOR THE YEAR 1892.

PROVINCIAL SANITARY DISTRICTS IN WHICH DUST DESTRUCTORS ARE IN USE.

Name of parish or town.Number of inhabitants at middle of 1892.Quantity of dust collected per year, inHow disposed of, i.e., burnt or otherwise.Kind of furnace used, date when built, and quantity consumed per cell in 24 hours.Is a cremator used, and, if so, what is the cost of working it ?Balance sheet for one year, exclusive of capital account, showing cost of collection and disposal separately.
Tons.Cubic yards.Collection.Disposal.Total.
Aston Manor70,00023,000...½ burnt; ½ farmersFryer; 1892; 8 cells; 6 tonsYes; Jones£ ...£ ...£ ...
Birmingham483,526184,550...⅛ sent away to tips in boats; ⅓ burnt; ½ to farmersFryer; 1877; 37 cells at work; 10 in construction; 6'6 tons per cellNo.........
Blackburn121,00045,500...¼ burnt; ¾ shoots, &c.Fryer; 1891; 8 cells, 6 tonsYes8,6001078,707
BlackpoolWinter 24,500 Summer 70,00012,000...BurntFryer; 1890; 8 cellsYes1,7065802,286
Bolton115,00264,001...⅓ burnt; rest sold and tippedFryer; 1881; 8 cellsNo10,8441,66512,509
Bournemouth37,78116,250...Burnt and shootFryer; 1887; Warner; 5 tonsYes; not used, too small; cost £300
Bradford220,00059,247...BurntFryer; 6½ tonsYes; £1,2349,0004,00013,000
Bristol............Fryer; 1892; 16 cells; only just finishedYes; Jones.........
Burslem32,0009,800...2/3 burnt; ⅓ to shootsFryer; 1890Yes; no cost9492421,191
Burton-upon-Trent47,000-...Part burntFryer; 1891; 4 cells, 6 tonsYes; Jones.........
Bury57,50033,985...Night soil and offal burnt; 7,000 tons about; rest tippedFryer; 1880; 4 cells, 6½ tonsNo......About 7,000
BuxtonResidents 7,500; in4,000...BurntFryer; 1886; 18 tons...256100356
Cheltenhamseason 16,000 42,91418,704...BurntFryer; 1892; 8 cells, 4 tonsYes.........
Derby95,00015,000...BurntFryer; 1882; 10cells, 8 tons per day............
Ealing25,0008,994...BurntFryer; 7 cells; 6 tonsYes; erected 1885; £3 per week...253...
Eastbourne36,00011,240...BurntFryer; 1891; 9 tonsYes2,0635132,576
Edinburgh264,787111,000...Shoots and to farmersErecting Fryer'sErecting Jones's.........
Eltham6,000...2,000Agricultural............150
Glasgow669,059186,500...To farmers and crematedFurnaces; no dateYes......88,474
Govan63,00015,000...Hitherto tippedWarner; 1892; 6 cells; not worked yetNo......1,400