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decided to have the examination repeated at intervals of three
months, and to send two samples of milk from various parts of
London to Dr. Klein for bacteriological examination.
79. Dust Shoots.—The house refuse has continued to be
deposited on the levels, and has now reached to within a short
distance of Church Manorway. It is to be hoped that the
erection of the dust destructor will not be long delayed.
80. The Public Health Committee had under their consideration
a dust-shoot in Wickham Lane used for trade purposes
concerning which I reported that it did transgress the County
Council Bye-Laws as to proximity to occupied houses. The
Committee having viewed the deposit on two occasions finally
decided there was no ground for taking any summary measures,
the owner promising to burn, as far as possible, the organic
matter as deposited, and to keep the rest of the deposit covered
with a layer of inoffensive material.
81. Dust Collection.—The dust collection under the new
contractors has not given rise to much complaint, there having
been only 85 complaints of non-removal in the nine months
April to December, compared with 711 in the preceding 15 months
The carts, too, have been better covered. But nuisances continue
to occur of overloaded carts dropping refuse behind them,
of refuse falling in the road in the process of loading, and
offensive dust being blown about at the same time. The
collection cannot be satisfactory until it is made with suitably
constructed carts.
Owing to the large use of gas-stoves there is on the whole a
smaller proportion of ashes and cinders in the house refuse, and
a larger proportion of organic offensive refuse.
82. Drams at the Workhouse.—In my last report I stated that
"a foul smell having been observed in the Receiving Ward of
the Workhouse the Chief Inspector examined the drains and
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