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CLEANSING OF PERSONS ACT, 1890.
The Public Health Committee have now decided to adopt the
provisions of this Act, and provide means for the cleansing of
verminous persons. In view of the excellent results obtained in
Marylebone, where such means have been provided, this is an
important step in promoting public cleanliness.
Costermongers' Refuse.—Early in the year the attention of
the Public Health Committee was drawn to the filthy condition of
certain streets resorted to by costermongers and others, due 10 the
deposit in the roadway of all kinds of rubbish, including vegetable
refuse. The Committee decided to give the offenders notice, by means
of a hand-bill, to deposit their refuse in a proper receptacle, until a
collecting van, ordered by the Committee, had called to collect it;
and warned thein that further depositing on the roadway would be
followed by prosecution. The action of the Committee has been
followed by very great improvement in these streets. It was found
necessary during the year to prosecute 19 persons under bye-law 5
made under the P.H. (London) Act, 1891. This bye-law provides for
the prevention of nuisances arising from any dust, ice, salt, ashes,
or rubbish offal, carrion, fish or filth, or other matter or thing in any
street. Each person prosecuted was fined 2s. 6d. on the first offence
and 5s. on the second. Below is a copy of the notice issued: —
HACKNEY VESTRY.
This is to Give Notice
That the Hackney Vestry will cause all the Trade Refuse produced
by all Stallkeepers, Costermongers, and Itinerant Vendors in the
main thoroughfares of Hackney to be collected from 7.30 to 11.30
p.m. on Saturdays ; and all such persons are hereby requested to
deposit their refuse in properly covered boxes until the collecting
van has removed it; and they are further informed that legal