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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
this is not enforced. In Finsbury and Marylebone the dust bins are
occasionally placed outside. In Bethnal Green and Poplar occupiers
are required to place them in forecourts. In the other London
Boroughs the dustmen go on the premises to collect.
In the provinces the dustmen go on premises to collect in 19
cases, and the dust bins are placed in the forecourts in four cases.
In Croydon the bins are placed on the kerb where there is a daily
removal.
In Bristol they are generally put in forecourts, but in the better
parts of the city the dustmen go on premises.
In Swansea both systems are in use.
In Scarborough, where the receptacles are movable, they are
placed in the forecourts.
In Glasgow special means of removal are provided.
Type of Vans used. The type of vans generally used in London
are tip vans of three to four cubic yards capacity, the same as in
Wandsworth.
In the City and Westminster motors are used.
In the provinces two and four wheeled dust vans similar to those
used in London are generally used, but in a few cases ordinary carts
are still used.
In Liverpool motor vans as well as dust wagons are used, while
in Glasgow in the morning service two wheeled floats with crank axles
are used.
Method of Disposal. Generally speaking in London three methods
are used—either the refuse is sent away by rail, barged, or burnt in
a Destructor. 14 of the London Boroughs have Destructors which are
the property of the Councils.
In Wandsworth part of the refuse is burned, part sent away by
rail, and part burnt in the Destructor.
In the Provinces 13 of the 31 Authorities possess Destructors, in
which either the whole or the principal portion of the refuse is burnt.