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1,219 ashpits were provided or repaired, compared with 1,128
in 1905 and 1,166 in 1904; and 574 complaints with reference to
the non-removal of house refuse (62 from Clapham, 92 from Putney,
156 from Streatham, 36 from Tooting, and 219 from Wandsworth),
were received during the year.
These complaints were, as in previous years, at once forwarded
to the Surveyors and attended to by the Dusting Inspectors.
Removal of House Refuse.
No change has during the year taken place in the methods
adopted for the removal of house refuse. The refuse is removed
weekly, but in some instances, as in flats, the refuse is removed
twice in each week.
As regards disposal the methods are the same as in previous
years, viz., in the North Ward of Clapham and part of the South
Ward, as also in a small portion of lower Streatham, the refuse is
sent by rail to shoots in the country. From a portion of Clapham
South, Streatham, Balham and Tooting, it is disposed of at the
Destructor at Tooting. In Wandsworth and Putney the dust is
discharged into barges at Putney and Bell Lane, Wandsworth,
and deposited on the low-lying banks of the lower reaches of the
Thames.
During the 12 months ending March, 1906, 11,789 tons were
sent by rail, 19,595 tons were disposed of in the Destructor, and
22,162 tons were barged, a total of 53,546 tons. The total cost
of collection and disposal for the same period was £16,923.
183 statutory notices were served under Section 37 of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, to provide ashpits in accordance
with the by-laws and these notices were complied with.
1,094 yards in connection with dwelling-houses and 68 in connection
with stables were paved, drained or cleansed, compared
with 1,023 and 62 in 1905.
4,954 rooms and 1,038 staircases and passages were cleansed
or repaired, compared with 5,565 and 923 in 1905.
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.