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Refuse collection and destruction, cleansing of streets, and
regular emptying of dustbins and dust-boxes is undertaken by the
Wharf and Cleansing Department (Mr. A. May, Superintendent).
Rapid and effectual removal of refuse and dust and the satisfactory
cleansing of streets, particularly in the months of July and August,
is of the greatest importance. The relationship between bad
scavenging and disease is an intimate one, and there can be no doubt
that a well scavenged town, other things being equal, will be
characterised by a lower infantile death rate and a lower zymotic
death rate than that which will occur in a dusty and badly
scavenged town.