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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
Hackney 1903
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1903
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DUSTING ACCOUNT, 1903.
| MONTH. | Northern Division | Southern Division | Totals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons. | Cost. | Tons. | Cost. | Tons. | Cost. | |||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| January | 1713 | 278 | 7 | 3 | 1937 | 363 | 3 | 9 | 3650 | 641 | 11 | 0 |
| February | 1703 | 276 | 14 | 9 | 1971 | 369 | 11 | 3 | 3674 | 646 | 6 | 0 |
| March | 1504 | 244 | 8 | 0 | 1685 | 315 | 18 | 9 | 3189 | 560 | 6 | 9 |
| April | 1581 | 310 | 8 | 7 | 1922 | 406 | 14 | 5 | 3503 | 717 | 3 | 0 |
| May | 1477 | 301 | 11 | 1 | 1829 | 396 | 8 | 8 | 3306 | 697 | 19 | 9 |
| June | 1412 | 288 | 5 | 8 | 1804 | 390 | 18 | 10 | 3216 | 679 | 4 | 6 |
| July | 1216 | 248 | 5 | 4 | 1591 | 344 | 18 | 3 | 2807 | 593 | 3 | 7 |
| August | 1174 | 239 | 13 | 10 | 1525 | 330 | 10 | 10 | 2699 | 570 | 4 | 8 |
| September | 1241 | 253 | 7 | 5 | 1611 | 349 | 4 | 3 | 2852 | 602 | 11 | 8 |
| October | 1245 | 254 | 3 | 9 | 1576 | 341 | 10 | 8 | 2821 | 595 | 14 | 5 |
| November | 1535 | 313 | 7 | 11 | 1901 | 412 | 0 | 3 | 3436 | 725 | 8 | 2 |
| December. | 1580 | 322 | 11 | 8 | 1907 | 413 | 5 | 5 | 3487 | 735 | 17 | 1 |
| Totals | 17381 | £3331 | 5 | 3 | 21259 | £4434 | 5 | 4 | 38640 | £7765 10 | 7 | |
Here the house refuse is destroyed by burning, the heat developed
during its combustion being used for the generation of steam, which
is used in the generation of electricity for public and private lighting.
The above is the account for the removal only of house refuse
from dwellings to the destructor.
The cost of destruction of the house refuse during 1903 has been
calculated by the Borough Electric Engineers at 2s. 8½d. per ton,
which for 38,640 tons gives a total cost for destruction of £5,227