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In the Ilford Improvement Act, 1898, there is a provision
as to houses without a water supply, and the Owner
is liable to a penalty of £o for allowing a dwelling house to
be occupied without a proper and sufficient supply.
REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
The removal of house refuse during the year ended the
31st December, was, I consider, carried out most satisfactory,
both as regards efficiency and cost.
Very few complaints were received, and these when
investigated were found generally to be caused through no
fault of the men, but rather to a misunderstanding respecting
our method of collecting and principally among the new
residents. A slight disorganisation occurred through no
collection being made on Public Holidays, especially at Easter,
although the dustman gave notice to the house-holders the
week before that the collection would be made either a day
earlier or a day later (as the case might be> the following
week. Since then I have given public notice either by printed
notice posted on the vans, or announcement, in the local
newspapers. However, the collection on these occasions
would have been facilitated had, the house-holders allowed
the dustbins to be emptied each week, and not have allowed
the refuse to accumulate for two or three weeks. All appear
to wish to see their dustbins clear of superfluous refuse at
holiday time, but they do uot seem to realize the extra labour
involved, and at a time when we are practically doing two
days work in one, by failing to allow the dustbins to be
emptied weekly