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During 1908 it was not, on any occasion, found necessary to take
proceedings to enforce compliance with a notice.
RECEPTION HOUSE D uring the year the only reception house
in use was that at 47, Northampton Road, where accommodation
was provided for 2 families (9 persons in all) while their homes
were undergoing disinfection.
REMOVAL OF DUST, &c. The Wharf and Cleansing Department,
under the superintendence of Mr. Arthur May, attend to the
collection and destruction of refuse and street cleansing. The
system of collection adopted is weekly removal from all houses in
the Borough. In model dwellings, and in some of the main thoroughfares,
removal is undertaken more frequently—bi-weekly, or even
daily. Dust-bins and other receptacles are inspected by the sanitary
inspectors at all houses visited. Complaints—verbal or written—
with regard to non-removal are occasionally received at the Public
Health Department, and are referred to the Cleansing Department
for attention. In 1908 the number of verbal complaints was 44.
For the collection of offensive refuse from fish shops, etc., special
bins are provided by the Borough Council, a deposit of 8s. being
required for each. This sum is returned when the use of the bin
is discontinued, a sum of one or two shillings, according to quantity,
being charged for removal. A specially constructed van is used for
collecting such refuse. The quantity collected in 1908 was 8,160
bins.
Refuse destruction till March was carried out at two destructors-
one at Phoenix Wharf, Blackfriars, the other at Wharf Road, City
Road. After March, the only destructor in use was that at Wharf
Road, house refuse being disposed of from Bull Stairs' Wharf, by
barge.
The amount collected and destroyed during the year was:—House
refuse, 14,000 ½-loads; and trade refuse, 2,085 ½-loads. The
total weight was 20,474 tons; the cost of collection was £5,204, and
of destruction, £2,976.