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And nuisance, it may be averred, arises almost solely from the
improper use of the receptacle by the deposit therein of animal
and vegetable refuse, of which it maybe said that the former
has an appreciable value, and should be utilized, while the
latter admits of being burned on the kitchen fire. A notification
to this effect was left at every house in the parish in
1873, and again in 1883.
A strong effort has been made to systematise the work of
dust-collection by dividing the parish into districts, and by
providing for the inspection of the dust-bins, and for supervision
of the "dusting-gangs." A systematic call is now
made at every house once a week, and further improvement
is scarcely possible until the whole abominable system of
dust-harbourage shall have given place to the only rational
practice of daily collection from moveable receptacles deposited
in the early morning on the footway, ready for the
call of the dust cart.
Delay in the removal of ashes, at present, arises not unfrequently
from the exceedingly inconvenient position of the
receptacle, e.g., in a deep area, to which there is practically no
access save by ladders—a short one on the foot pavement,
and a longer one in the area. Apart from the question of
danger to the dustmen in the use of the ladders, it is a
question whether your Vestry should not insist on some
more satisfactory provision being made, as by steps and an
area gate, giving safe and convenient access to the receptacle
? In some cases where there are steps, householders
actually refuse to allow the gate to be unlocked, thus wilfully
endangering the safety of the unfortunate dustmen.
STABLE REFUSE.
For several years I have felt it my duty to draw your
Vestry's attention to the removal, or rather to the nonremoval,
of stable refuse. Regulations have been framed
and published enjoining "periodical removal of manure, etc.'
by the owners, under the provisions of the Sanitary Act,