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70 of which are collected every day and 70 left in their places, some
shops having two or more according to their wants. The collection
and distribution of receptacles occupies one half day, and is carried
out by means of one trolly drawn by a horse; two men accompany
the trolly, one in charge of the horse, and the other collects and
distributes the receptacles. The lids of the charged receptacles are
not removed until the 'Destructor' is reached, when the offal is
mixed with the house refuse to be burnt on the tipping platform. The
man who collects and distributes the receptacles is engaged during
the afternoon in cleansing and disinfecting the receptacles previous
to their distribution next day. No payment for collection has been
made up to the present, but it is under the consideration of the
Local Board to collect also the butchers' offal, as well as the fish, and
to make a charge at so much per bushel, so as to cover expenses.
"It will be remembered that the Committee, at its meeting on the
24th February, 1898, directed that notices should be served throughout
the district, under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, sec. 36
(2), requiring the daily removal of the refuse matter:—
'(2) Notice may be given by a Sanitary authority, by public
announcement, in the district or otherwise, requiring the
periodical removal of manure or other refuse matter from
stables, cowhouses, or other premises; and where any
such notice has been given, if any person to whom the
manure or other refuse matter belongs fails to comply
with the notice, he shall be liable, without further notice,
to a fine not exceeding twenty shillings for each day
during which such non-compliance continues.'
"The bye-laws made by the London County Council, under sec.
16 (2) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, prescribe the times
and manner of removal of offensive, &c. matter.
"It appears from the Act that the Sanitary authority can compel
offensive matter to be removed periodically, but they cannot compel