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COLLECTION OF HOUSE REFUSE.
Memorandum by the Medical Officer of Health.
Minute of the Council adopted 14th February, 1899: —
"That on and after the 1st of May, 1899, no workman shall
be employed in the service of the Corporation for more
than eight hours a day, or 48 hours a week, except on
occasions where it is necessary, such cases to be reported
to the respective Committees, and by the Committees
to the Council, with particulars of the employment.
length of time of extra employment, and the
amount, if any, paid for overtime."
With a view to making the necessary arrangements for the tarrying
out of the above resolution, I beg to submit the following
memorandum, embracing (1) the facts relating to the present arrangements
for collection, (2) the conclusions to be deduced from those
facts, and (3) the arrangements suggested by a consideration of the
resolution in association with those conclusions.
Method of Collection—
For the purposes of collection of House Refuse, the Borough
is divided into a Northern and Southern Division, the
London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway being the
dividing line. Each division is again divided into three
districts in order to provide for the bi-weekly collection,
District A in each division being collected on Mondays
and Thursdays, District B on Tuesdays and Fridays,
District C on Wednesdays and Saturdays. In the
Northern Division each district is again sub-divided into
nine beats, each beat being worked by one filler, who
assists and directs two carmen (two horses and carts),