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"vicinity of the bins, but from traders in districts outside.
"On many occasions I have had the places watched, and the
"police have rendered assistance in the matter with a view to
"prosecution, but no practical outcome has resulted.
"To give some idea of the extent to which this illegal pro"cedure
is carried, I may state that only yesterday I observed
"that the large public iron dustbin in Windsor Street,
"Bishopsgate, was crammed full of straw and sweepings of
"some shop or factory. Whilst I was on the spot the cart
"arrived to empty this bin, and upon asking the driver when
"he was there last, he replied at seven o'clock the same
"morning, adding that the bin was frequently emptied twice a
"day, and never less than eight times a week.
"The remedy for this evil will be found in the extension
"of the skip system, and the entire removal of all the public
"dustbins throughout the City.
"The skip system is largely used in many of the Metropolitan
"sanitary districts at the public expense; thus, in Poplar,
"22,000 are in use; in Bermondsey, 15,000; and an immense
"number in Bethnal Green, &c., &c. The pattern chiefly
"preferred is smaller and lighter (weighing only gj lbs.) than
"those now in use in some of our own districts, and are
"therefore more easily moved about by women and children.
"They can be so constructed as to be useless for other
"domestic purposes, and their misappropriation thereby
"prevented."
SUMMER FLUSHING OF COURTS, ETC.
The customary flushing of the crowded and
poorest parts of the City during the hot months
was carried out, followed by the use of