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There are no privy middens, and only eight houses
with earth closets.
Some of the larger Factories situated on the
Marshes have a system of earth closets as have most of
the smaller ones.
(4) Scavenging.
Before the war all house refuse was collected by the
Council twice a week from movable sanitary dustbins,
but during the war the difficulty of obtaining labour,
and the necessary horses and vehicles obliged the
Council to restrict the collection to once a week.
The collected refuse is deposited on various shoots
on the Marshes, but the advisability of some other
method of disposal is at present under consideration.
During 1919 the number of loads of house refuse
removed was 6,321 as compared with 6,225 in 1918.
Before the war when in the course of inspection a
house was found to be without a proper sanitary bustbin
notice was served on the owner to provide the same.
This procedure has been in abeyance for the past 4 years,
but is being resumed again during the coming year.
(5) Sanitary Inspections of the District.
The following tables have been prepared by the
Inspector of Nuisances, and summarise the work done
during the year:—
Inspections made during the year.
Houses visited for the detection of nuisances 627
Houses inspected under the Housing and Town
Planning Act 457
Slaughterhouses 123
Cowsheds, Dairies and Milkshops 33
Workshops 54
Outworkers'premises 5
Bakehouses 31
Offensive Trades 25
Vans, Tents and Sheds 78
Complaints enquired into 139