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the deteriorating effect of the weather on such work.
However, during the summer months this work was
in good progress.
Number of Forecourts paved - 203
Number of Yards paved - - 498
FISH OFFAL COLLECTION.
I am pleased to say the method adopted by the
Council for the collection of Fish Offal still continues
to meet with approval, and from a Hygienic point of
view, and my own experience of the collection in
many other districts, the Council's system is to be
recommended.
All fishmongers or dealers in fish are, on application,
supplied with strong galvanised pails, with airtight
covers, so that the offal can be kept upon the
premises free from smell, even in the hottest weather.
The collection is made by the Council's men, in a
specially designed van, three or four times a week,
according to circumstances. The pails, when full, are
removed between the hours of 6 and 9 a.m., and clean
pails left in their place. The offal is taken to the
Council's farm and deposited in holes dug for the
purpose, and covered down with earth and disinfectant,
the pails being thoroughly cleansed and disinfected
and made ready for re-distribution.
The charge made for the collection of each pail
was 3d., but the Council increased this to 4d. some
few months ago.