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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1898
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1898
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HOUSE REFUSE REMOVAL.
The Superintendent of Cleansing reports that
the refuse removed from the City in 1898
consisted of 29,745 cart-loads of street sweepings
and slop, and 43,960 loads of house and trade
refuse; total, 73,705. Of this bulk, 23,836 loads
were consumed by the Destructor at Letts' Wharf.
Return for Last Five Years.
| Year. | Street Sweepings and Slop. | House and Trade Refuse. | Total. | No. of Loads Cremated in Destructor | Per Cent. Cremated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | Loads. 31,156 | Loads. 41,626 | Loads. 72,782 | 23,160 | 31.8 |
| 1895 | 30,812 | 41,821 | 72,633 | 23,111 | 31.8 |
| 1896 | 29,943 | 43,341 | 73,284 | 24,285 | 33.1 |
| 1897 | 30,065 | 43,725 | 73,790 | 23,750 | 32.2 |
| 1898 | 29,745 | 43,960 | 73,705 | 23,836 | 32.3 |
| Average (5 years) | 30,344 | 42,894 | 73,239 | 23,628 | 32.2 |
SKIPS.
This skip system for house refuse removal,
which commenced in 1892, has been extended as
circumstances demanded, and much benefit has