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paid at the rate of 3s. 9d. per load for the North Division, and 5s. 3d.
per load for the South Division; but on the 25th of March fresh
contracts were made by the Vestry, at rates of 5s. 4d. for the North
Division, and 5s. 3d. per load for the South Division, for the remainder
of the year; the average price per load for the whole year being
5s. 0¾d. The average price during the year 1894 was 4s. 4¾d. per
load, so that the price for the year 1895 increased 8d. per load on
that for 1894. This increase in the rate, together with the increase
in the loads removed, accounts for the greatly increased total cost
for the past year.
But in addition to the above cost the sum of £1,934 Os. 8d. was
paid to the Vestry's dustmen as wages. This brings the total cost
to £12,980 9s. 3d.
In my last year's report, I stated that the Hackney Sanitary
Authority had resolved to put into operation the following bye-law
of the London County Council: —
Bye-law sec. 7—"The Sanitary Authority shall cause to be removed
not less frequently than once in every week the house refuse
produced on all premises within their district."
This has been strictly followed during the year 1895 with very
good results. In the first place, the weekly house-to-house visit
led to the detection and removal of large accumulations of house
refuse. This may be seen on reference to the tabulated statement
below which shows that the greatest number of loads in any month
was removed, during the month of January—the first month during
which the new system was working. Secondly, it led to a great
diminution in the number of written requests to remove the house
dust. Comparing the nine months ending December, 1894, with
the same month, 1895, we have the following results : —