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the Vestry to make an effort to undertake the entire removal and
destruction of the house refuse of the Parish. I say destruction,
because it is impossible to find shoots to deposit this harmful material
in the Parish of Hackney, and it is clearly inconsistent, if not
morally wrong, for a Sanitary Authority constituted to do everything
possible to remove and prevent the spread of disease, to deliberately
send offensive refuse into a neighbouring District, where it may
eventually do much harm. The remedy is clearly to destroy the
material by fire, in the Parish where it is produced.
During the year the Sanitary Committee resolved to put in
operation the following bye-laws of the London County Council
relating to the collection of house refuse. The first was adopted
early in 1894, and the latter towards the end of the year.
Bye-laws of London County Council.
5. Every person who shall convey any house, trade or street refuse
across or along any footway, pavement or carriageway shall use a suitable
receptacle, cart, carriage or other means of conveyance properly constructed
so as to prevent the escape of the contents thereof, and in the case of offensive
refuse so covered as to prevent any nuisance therefrom, and shall adopt such
other precautions as may be necessary to prevent any such refuse from being
slopped or spilled or from falling in the process of removal upon such footway,
pavement or carriageway.
If in the process of such removal any such refuse be slopped or spilled
or fall upon such footway, pavement or carriageway, such person shall
forthwith remove such refuse from the place whereon the same may have
been slopped or spilled or may have fallen, and shall immediately thereafter
thoroughly sweep or otherwise cleanse such place.
7. The Sanitary Authority shall cause to be removed not less frequently
than once in every week the house refuse produced on all premises within
their district.
Sanitary Labour.—A total of £694 11s. 5d. was expended
during the year on this work. This includes the fumigation of
rooms, the stripping and cleansing of walls of rooms, and the disinfection
of bedding, clothes and other articles, after exposure to
infectious disease.