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is at present dealt with by two different methods; that from the
Northern part of the Borough being carted away and dumped at
Temple Mills; that in the Southern part being barged away under
contract from Quadrant Street Wharf.
The problem of refuse disposal is admittedly a very difficult
one: it should not, however, be beyond the power of modern
science to evolve a method by which offensive material can be
destroyed on a suitable site without giving rise to any sort of
nuisance.
Summary of Work of Sanitary Inspectors.
No. of Complaints Received and Investigated 6196
No. of Inspections—
Dwelling Houses 12605
Newly-infected Houses 8831
Common Lodging Houses 152
Slaughter Houses 128
Bakehouses 312
Dairies 88
Cowsheds 25
Milkshops 85
Retail Shops (e.g., Eel Pie Shops, Ice Cream Shops,
etc.) 7516
Schools 14
Canal Boats -
Offensive Trades 257
Factories (including Food Factories) 653
Workshops 191
Laundries 5
Workshops (not included above) 81
Miscellaneous (e.g., Smoke Abatement, Offensive
Accumulations, etc.) 5399
Re-inspections 44839
No. of Notices served—
On Offender 2
On Owner *8927
On Occupier 93
No. of Notices complied with—
By Offender -
By Owner *8851
By Occupier 45
Total Nuisances found 47393
Total Nuisances abated 45932
*Apparent discrepancies caused by a number of notices
not being complied with at the end of previous year. There would
normally be a number of notices not fully complied with
at any date during the year.
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