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In a very largc majority of the houses in the Borough, the old large fixed
ashpits have been replaced by movable sanitary ashbins.
The contract for the removal and disposal of house and trade refuse which had
been in operation for some years came to an end on the 31st Oct., 1933. The
Council decided to issue advertisements inviting tenders for this work and for
the removal and disposal of street and gully refuse and the hire of horses,
carts and motor vehicles. The requirements embodied in the new contract
included the provision of new pattern modern motor vehicles of low-loading or
interior-loading type. This requirement was introduced to ensure that the most
satisfactory modern methods of refuse removal should operate in the Borough and
also to meet the recommendation of the Departmental Committee on London
Cleansing that all existing unsatisfactory types of collecting vehicles, particularly
those having a high loading line, should ho dispensed with. Advertisements
inviting tenders were inserted in "The Times," "The Daily Telegraph" and "The
Contract Journal." In all, ten tenders wore received. Of these, the tender of
Messrs. \V. Clarkson & Sons, Ltd., was the lowest and the tender of this company
was accepted by the Council for a period of seven years from the 1st November,
1933.
Dust Inspector.
The Inspector appointed to supervise the removal of house refuse reports to
the Medical Officer of Health daily respecting: —
(а) Early morning collections from main streets.
(b) Condition of ashbins placed on the footways in streets where there is
a daily collection.
(c) The use of bins failing to comply with the by-laws.
(d) Litter on the public way.
(e) Regularity of collection from streets where the removal is bi-weekly.
(f) Breakdown of vehicles causing delay in collection of refuse.
(g) Complaints received of non-collection, delay, etc.
(h) Spillage or litter made by dustmen and not properly cleaned up.
(i) Generally on any matters relating to, or arising in connection with,
the removal of refuse.
Removal of Offal.
On one occasion during the year an Inspector reported breaches of the by-laws
made by the London County Council respecting the removal of offal during
prohibited hours. The attention of the contractor concerned was called to the
matter and no further breach was observed.
Litter on the Public Way.
Nuisances arising from litter on the public highway have been considerably
mitigated. This result follows steps taken by the Dust Inspector to secure the
use of properly covered ashbins in streets where the refuse is put out on to the
footway. At the same time repeated efforts have been made to prevent the
turning over of the refuse by "totters" or children. A large part of street litter,
however, does not come from dustbins; it consists of smokers' refuse (cigarette
cartons, empty match boxes, used matches, etc.), omnibus and tramcar tickets,
etc. The ticket litter is being lessened by the provision in omnibuses and
tramcars of receptacles for used tickets.