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City of London 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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HOUSE REFUSE REMOVAL.
The Engineer informs me that the refuse removed from the City in 1906
consisted of 31,407 cartloads of street sweepings and slop, and 51,300 loads
of house and trade refuse; total 82,707. The use of the Destructor was
discontinued in September, 1905, since which date all refuse has been removed
by barge.
Refuse Dealt with during 1906 and previous Five Years.
| Year. | Street Sweepings and Slop. | House and Trade Refuse. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loads. | Loads. | Loads. | |
| 1901 | 30,115 | 44,975 | 75,090 |
| 1902 | 31,251 | 48,297 | 79,548 |
| 1903 | 31,863 | 50,584 | 82,447 |
| 1904 | 31,979 | 50,742 | 82,721 |
| 1905 | 31,915 | 51,527 | 83,442 |
| Average of previous five years | 31,424 | 49,225 | 80,649 |
| 1906 | 31,407 | 51,300 | 82,707 |
TENEMENT HOUSES.
| District. | No. of Houses on Register. | No. of Lodgers. | No of Tenements. | Average No. of Persons per Tenement. | Sanitary Notices Served. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | 145 | 1,268 | 527 | 2.40 | 150 |
| Middle | 40 | 130 | 56 | 2.32 | 48 |
| East | 130 | 943 | 380 | 2.47 | 176 |
| Total | 315 | 2,341 | 963 | 2.43 | 374 |
The houses in question are periodically 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 374 Notices [or 150, 48, and 176
during the year, in the West, Middle, and East Districts respectively].