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of removal and disposal in Plumstead amounted to
£5,747 1s. 1d. compared with £5,137 11s. 5d. in the preceding
year. The frequency of removal is weekly, although in certain
parts of the Borough it is twice weekly. The number of
dustbins that have been renewed, as a result of service of
notice under the provisions of The Public Health (London)
Act, 1891, was 1,363.
21. Removal of Trade Refuse, (a) In-offensive. The arrangements
for the removal of trade refuse are similar to those of
house refuse, the work being carried out by the Borough
Council in the parishes of Woolwich and Eltham and by the
Contractor in Plumstead. In Woolwich, 272 loads, Eltham,
23 loads, and in Plumstead, 146 loads, were removed. The
charge which was originally 2/- per load has been increased
in the case of Woolwich and Eltham to 5/- per load, and an
amount equal to the actual cost of removal is charged by the
Contractor in Plumstead.
(b) Offensive. A systematic collection is made principally
from butchers and fishmongers. Specially prepared air-tight
receptacles are provided by the Borough Council, each having
a capacity of about 2 bushels, and in the scheme an empty one
is left by the Council's official whenever a full one is collected.
The receptacles when emptied are cleansed and scalded by the
special apparatus of the Council. The refuse is retained in the
receptacles and taken direct to a guano manufacturer at Poplar.
The charge which originally was 3d. per receptacle was increased
to 6d. on the 1st April. There are 52 tradesmen on
the books from whom refuse was collected, and during the
year, 6,183 receptacles were removed as compared with 4,222
in 1919, and 2,317 in 1918.
22. Sanitary Inspection of the Borough. The permanent
sanitary staff was increased by one during the year. Mr. H.
W. Pendrill commenced work as a district sanitary inspector