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Section B.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF
THE BOROUGH.
Scavenging.
During 1921 arrangements for dealing with house refuse by
crushing were completed, and two machines supplied by the Patent
Lighting Crushing Company were then put into operation at the Blackburn
Road site adjoining the Metropolitan Railway. This has enabled
the Borough Engineer's Department to deal with approximately 40 tons
per day. The crushed refuse has been disposed of to farmers in the
country through the medium of a contractor. From the experience we
have gained of this method of treating house refuse it appears to be clear
that the crushing of house refuse can be carried out by London Boroughs
without nuisance arising. The total amount of refuse collected averages
about one hundred tons a day, and the Works Committee have under
consideration the question of extending the pulverising plant to deal
with the whole of the refuse.
Sanitary Inspection of Borough.
Much of the work of the Staff of the Department, which is of
great value in maintaining and improving the standard of sanitation
of the Borough, does not readily admit of tabulation and cannot be
reported upon in that manner; but the following Statement and
information affords some indication of the work performed. There are
11,194 houses in the Borough, and of these approximately 1,833 are
occupied by members of the working classes.
Total number of Inspections, 6513. Re-inspections, 11546.
„ Intimation Notices, 1104. Statutory Notices 731.
„ deposits of plans and particulars for redrainage
work, &c., 535.
„ Complaints of insanitary conditions received and
investigated, 942.