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City of London 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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44
HOUSE REFUSE REMOVAL.
The Superintendent of Cleansing reports that the refuse removed from the
City in 1901 consisted of 30,115 cartloads of street sweepings and slop, and
44,975 loads of house and trade refuse; total, 75,090. Of this bulk, 22,657
loads were consumed by the Destructor at Letts' Wharf, being 1.9 per cent.
below the average for the previous five years.
Refuse Dealt with during 1901 and previous Five Years.
| Year. | Street Sweepings and slop. | House and Trade Refuse. | Total. | No. of Loads Cremated in Destructor. | Per Cent. Cremated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loads. | Loads. | Loads. | |||
| 1896 | 29,943 | 43,341 | 73,284 | 24,285 | 33.1 |
| 1897 | 30,065 | 43,725 | 73,790 | 23,750 | 32.2 |
| 1898 | 29,745 | 43,960 | 73,705 | 23,836 | 32.3 |
| 1899 | 29,577 | 45,044 | 74,621 | 22,481 | 30.1 |
| 1900 | 28,708 | 44,841 | 73,549 | 24,121 | 32.8 |
| Average of previous five years: | 29,607 | 44,182 | 73,789 | 23,694 | 32.1 |
| 1901 | 30,115 | 44,975 | 75,090 | 22,657 | 30.2 |
TENEMENT HOUSES.
The houses let in lodgings or occupied by members of more than one
family have been re-surveyed.
Those now on the Register are:—
| District. | No. of Houses on Register. | No. of Lodgers. | No. of Tenements. | Average No. of Persons per Tenement. | Sanitary Notices Served. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | 195 | 1,535 | 676 | 2.27 | 302 | |
| Middle | 50 | .338 | 113 | 2.90 | 124 | |
| East | 158 | 1,183 | 494 | 2.39 | 247 | |
| Total | 403 | 3,056 | 1,283 | 2.38 | 673 | |
The houses in question are frequently inspected, and in April of each
year their owners called upon to undertake a thorough cleansing of them,
in accordance with the provisions of your Bye-laws.
This necessitated the service of a total of 673 Notices [or, 302, 124,
and 247 during the year, in the West, Middle, and East Districts
respectively].