Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1899 page 91

City of London 1899

Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1899

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HOUSE REFUSE REMOVAL.
The Superintendent of Cleansing reports that
the refuse removed from the City in 1899
consisted of 29.577 cart-loads of street sweepings
and slop, and 45,044 loads of house and trade
refuse ; total, 74,621. Of this bulk, 22,481, loads
were consumed by the Destructor at Letts' Wharf.

Table: Refuse Dealt with During 1899 and Previous Five Years.

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Refuse Dealt with During 1899 and Previous 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 of previous five years:	30,344	42,894	73,239	23,628	32.2
1899	29,577	45,044	74,261	22,481	30.1

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Table: Refuse Dealt with During 1899 and Previous Five Years.