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St Giles (Camberwell) 1892

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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to prevent the escape of the contents thereof, and in the
case of offensive refuse so covered as to prevent any
nuisance therefrom, and shall adopt such other precautions
as may he necessary to prevent any such refuse from being
slopped or spilled, or from falling in the process of removal
upon such footway, pavement or carriageway.
I f in the process of such removal any such refuse be
slopped or spilled, or fall upon such footway, pavement
or carriageway, such person shall forthwith remove such
refuse from the place whereon the same may have been
slopped or spilled, or may have fallen, and shall immediately
thereafter thoroughly sweep or otherwise thoroughly
cleanse such place.
Daily removal
of house refuse.
6. Where a Sanitary Authority arrange
for the daily removal of house refuse in their district or
in any part thereof, the occupier of any premises in such
district or part thereof on which any house refuse may
from time to time accumulate shall, at such hour of the
day as the Sanitary Authority shall fix and notify by
public announcement in their district, deposit on the kerbstone
or on the outer edge of the footpath immediately in
front of the house or in a conveniently accessible position
on the premises, as the Sanitary Authority may prescribe
by written notice served upon the occupier, a movable
receptacle, in which shall be placed, for the purposes of
removal by or on behalf of the Sanitary Authority, the
house refuse which has accumulated on such premises since
the preceding collection by such Authority.
The Sanitary Authority shall collcct such refuse, or
cause the same to be collected, between such hours of the
day as they have fixed and notified by public announcement
in their district.