Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1911
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I give below a table showing the number of "refusals" and
"no answers " given to the dustman at their weekly calls.
DUST REFUSALS AND NO ANSWERS FOR THE YEAR 1911.
| Week ending | Refusals. | No Answers. | Week ending | Refusals. | No Answers. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 7th | 3,954 | 416 | July 1st | 3,952 | 416 |
| „ 14th | 4,337 | 520 | „ 8th | 4,106 | 409 |
| „ 21st | 4,481 | 438 | „ 15th | 4,372 | 472 |
| „ 28th | 4,735 | 462 | „ 22nd | 5,001 | 398 |
| Feb. 4th | 3,846 | 543 | „ 29th | 4,311 | 435 |
| „ 11th | 4,562 | 427 | Aug. 5th | 4,509 | 416 |
| „ 18th | 3,983 | 471 | „ 12th | 4,481 | 482 |
| „ 25 th | 4,431 | 508 | „ 19th | 3,995 | 503 |
| Mar. 4th | 4,365 | 491 | „ 26 th | 3,857 | 478 |
| „ 11th | 4,721 | 488 | Sept. 2nd | 4,111 | 466 |
| „ 18th | 3,966 | 421 | „ 9th | 4,538 | 471 |
| „ 25th | 4,159 | 436 | „ 16th | 3,916 | 508 |
| April 1st | 4,161 | 427 | „ 23rd | 4,219 | 483 |
| „ 8th | 4,638 | 441 | „ 30th | 4,315 | 475 |
| „ 15th | 4,550 | 519 | Oct. 7th | 3,864 | 462 |
| „ 22nd | 5,102 | 543 | „ 14 th | 4,137 | 486 |
| „ 29th | 4,791 | 461 | „ 21st | 4,312 | 476 |
| May 6th | 4,683 | 430 | „ 28th | 4,529 | 447 |
| „ 13th | 3,958 | 329 | Nov. 4th | 4,408 | 469 |
| „ 20th | 4,274 | 385 | „ 11th | 4,635 | 422 |
| „ 27th | 4,519 | 417 | „ 18th | 3,958 | 398 |
| June 3rd | 4,407 | 462 | „ 25th | 4,170 | 487 |
| „ 10th | 5,102 | 476 | Dec. 2nd | 4,317 | 445 |
| „ 17th | 4,825 | 481 | „ 9th | 3,872 | 503 |
| „ 24th | 4,716 | 397 | 16th | 3,927 | 468 |
| „ 2.3rd | 4,009 | 472 | |||
| 30th | 4,124 | 413 |
The following table shows the number of requests for the removal
of house refuse during the ten years ending 1911:—
List of the requests for the removal of Dust during the ten years ending December, 1911.
| 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1905 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Feb. | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| March | 20 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| April | 20 | 63 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| May | 11 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
| June | 12 | 45 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 14 |
| July | 119 | 47 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| August | 53 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
| Sept. | 17 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| Oct. | 15 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Nov. | 16 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Dec. | 35 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| Totals | 355 | 331 | 155 | 108 | 98 | 89 | 89 | 70 | 52 | 136 |
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