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Marylebone 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
The removal of house refuse still continues to be done by contract. The
contract for the North District is held by Messrs. William Mead and Co., Ltd.,
for two years, commencing 1st April, 1909, and that for the South District,
which expires on the 31st March, 1910, by the same firm.
The cost of this work under the existing contracts for the North District
amounts to £3,276 per annum, and for the South District to £7,395 per annum.
The following tabular statement gives the number of complaints, letters,
and refusals received in respect of the removal of house refuse, together with the
fines levied and recovered by the Council for contraventions of the terms of the
Contracts during the last six years.
NORTH DISTRICT.
| Year. | Complaints. | Letters. | Refusals. | Fines. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 49 | 52 | 28 | — |
| 1905 | 53 | 66 | 227 | W. Mead & Co., Ltd., £20 and £26. 5s. |
| 1906 | 49 | 61 | 51 | W. Mead & Co., Ltd., £15, and E. H. Jackson & Co., Ltd., £5 |
| 1907 | 46 | 54 | 83 | E. h. Jackson & Co., Ltd., £50 |
| 1908 | 26 | 63 | 114 | — |
| 1909 | 18 | 68 | 135 | — |
SOUTH DISTRICT.
| Year. | Complaints. | Letters. | Refusals. | Fines. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 194 | 184 | 63 | T. Hobbs, £20 |
| 1905 | 72 | 170 | 366 | — |
| 1906 | 69 | 157 | 556 | T. Hobbs, £15, £1. 1s., and £50 |
| 1907 | 1O6 | 173 | 471 | — |
| 1908 | 63 | 159 | 228 | W. Mead & Co., Ltd., £1 and £2 |
| 1909 | 58 | 191 | 316 | W. Mead & Co., Ltd., £2, £1 and £1 |
In the North District contract which commenced on the 1st April, 1909
the system of daily kerb collection was extended to the following streets, viz:
Chapel Street; Circus Road, from Wellington Road to St. Ann's Terrace on the
north side, and from Wellington Road to High Street on the south side; St.
John's Wood Terrace from St. Ann's Terrace to Aquila Street on the north
side only; High Street, St. John's Wood; and Lisson Grove from Marylebone
Road to Church Street.
In the South District Contract, which has recently been under consideration
in view of the expiration on the 31st March, 1910, it has also been decided to