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Hackney 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE, 1901.
During the twelve months ending December, 1901, the contractors
removed from the Borough and disposed of 59,546 loads of
house refuse—each load averaging two cubic yards—at a cost of
£15,250 19s. 0d. The corresponding numbers for the previous year,
1900, were 61,164 loads at a cost of £15,663 14s. 0d., which shows a
decreased expenditure on the removal of dust for the year 1901 of
£412 15s. 0d. This decrease needs further explanation. In the
natural course of events, it is expected that with an increasing
number of inhabited houses the amount of house refuse requiring
removal would pari passu increase.

Table: Table.Dust refusals and no answers for the year 1901.

Table.

Dust refusals and no answers for the year 1901.

Week endingRefusals.No Answers.Week endingRefusals.No Answers
243,93239,251
January 5th9,6571,471July 13th8,7631,418
„ 12th10,4631394„ 20th9,5181,011
„ 19th8,6711,298„ 27th9,8161,916
„ 26th8,1501,375August 3rd9,7111,843
February 2nd7,8931,567„ 10th9,5732,319
„ 9th8,7421,458„ 17th9,9552,186
„ 16th9,4171,313„ 24th9,3752,093
„ 23rd9,1051,605„ 29th9,1052,187
March 2nd8,5941.247Sept. 7th8,7182,214
„ 9th8,3011,631„ 14th9,4731,928
„ 16th8,6181,720„ 21st9,2481.674
„ 23rd7,9151,453„ 28th8,9852,047
„ 30th9,0481,618October 6th9,0131,816
April 6th9,2131,357„ 12th9,5821.647
„ 13th9,4221,312„ 19th8,7161.047
„ 20th8,9121,650„ 26th7,6851,116
„ 27th9,2781,542Nov. 2nd8,0471,258
May 4th9,3! 91,601„ 9th8,4121,281
„ 11th8,8161,311„ 16th9.1121,314
„ 18th9,4551,419„ 23rd9,0071,325
„ 25th9,1171,358„ 30th8,4131,413
June 1st8,6911,459Dec. 7th8,6711,719
„ 8th9,5621,316„ 14th8,0151,053
„ 15th9,3851,614„ 21st7,9481,108
„ 22nd9,4141,578„ 28th6,219913
„ 29th8,9571,219„ 31st2,922612
July 6th9,8171,365
Total467,93479,709
243,93239,251