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BAKEHOUSES.
The whole of the Bakehouses in the district have been visited,
and are now in a good sanitary state.
DRAINAGE.
There have been numerous complaints during the summer
months of foul smells arising from the sewers, and I wish again to
emphasize the importance of having more ventilating shafts erected.
Only one ventilator has been erected during the year, and I think that
orders should be issued at once for the erection of a great many more
before the hot weather arrives.
DUST REFUSE.
The "Pail System" continues to work with every satisfaction.
There are now 10 carts and 14 men employed on the work, and I hope
the number of carts and men will be increased according to the increase
in population.
I wish to draw attention to the practice adopted by many tradespeople,
of depositing in the roadway, at all times, trade refuse and
other material. A great deal of this refuse is of a vegetable nature,
and, if left in the roadway any length of time, would tend to become
a nuisance.
DUST DESTRUCTOR.
The Destructor, to which I allude in my last Yearly Report, has
been completed and has been working for about two months and proved
great success.
The type of Destructor is that of the Beaman and Deas Syndicate,
and has been used in Bradford and elsewhere with excellent results.
The one in Leyton is the first of its kind in England that is
burning pressed sludge, and is consequently worthy of special attention.
It is capable of burning, when working at full capacity, about 24
tons of unscreened house refuse, or 14 tons of mixed sludge and house
refuse, per cell per day. There are eight cells but only four are in use
at present. The incombustible material averages about 15 per cent.,
according to the nature of the refuse, and forms a very hard clinker,
which is of great service in road foundations, making mortar, &c.
The heat of the combustion chambers is kept constantly at a