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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 1900
Report on the proceedings of the Public Health (Sanitary) Department of the Corporation of London during the year 1900
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HOUSE REFUSE REMOVAL.
The Superintendent of Cleansing reports that
t
the refuse removed from the City in 1900
consisted of 28,708 cart-loads of street sweepings
and slop, and 44,811 loads of house and trade
refuse ; total, 73,549. Of this bulk, 24,121 loads
were consumed by the Destructor at Letts' Wharf,
an increase of nearly per cent, on the amount
so dealt with last year.
Refuse Dealt with During 1900 and Previous Five Years.
| Year. | Street Sweepings and Slop. | House and Trade Refuse. | Total. | No. of 1 Loads Cremated in Destructor | Per Cent. Cremated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | Loads. | Loads. | Loads. | ||
| 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 |
| 1899 | 29,577 | 45,044 | 74,261 | 22,481 | 30.1 |
| Average of previous five years: | 30,028 | 43,578 | 73,534 | 23,492 | 31.1 |
| 1900 | 28,708 | 44,841 | 73,549 | 24,121 | 32.8 |