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Hackney 1914
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1914
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| Cleansing of Verminous Children. | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attendant's Wages | 50 | 2 | 6 |
| Sponges, &c | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| £51 | 11 | 0 |
During the year my attention was drawn by the Medical Officer (Education) of the I..C.C. to 618 homes in the Borough from which children were attending school in a verminous condition, and I was asked to deal with them under the above Act. I had all these inspected, with the following results : —
| No. cf Homes Inspected. | No. of Homes where Rooms alone were found Verminous. | No. of Homes where Bedding or Clothes and Rooms were found Verminous. | No of Homes not Verminous. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 618 | 71 | 27 | 520 |
Amongst the 71 verminous homes there were 27 where bedding
and clothes were found to be infected as well as the walls of the
rooms. The bedding and clothing were taken in these instances to
the disinfecting station and steamed. Some of the verminous
rooms were fumigated and others sprayed with a germicide, these
latter numbered 85; and, where necessary, notices were served
upon the owners to cleanse and strip the rooms to free them from
vermin.
Removal and Disposal of House Refuse.
The total quantity of refuse removed from occupied houses
in the Borough to the Destructor by the Council's contractors,
during the year 1914 amounted to 39,971 tons 11 cwts. During
the quarter ending March 31st the price paid by the Borough
Council to the contractors per ton for the North Division was 4s. 9d.,
and 5s. 5d. for the South Division ; during the remainder of the year
the prices were:— for the North Division, 4s. 2d. and for the South
Division, 4s. 3d. per ton. The total cost for this removal for the
whole year amounted to £8,915 18s. 9d.
The total cost of destruction of the refuse and disposal of the
resulting clinker has been calculated by the Electrical Engineer
to be £7,052 19s. 9d., thus bringing the total cost of removal and
disposal of refuse to £15,968 18s. 6d., a decrease of £954 19s. 9d.