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Prosecutions.
A tabulated list of prosecutions for the year will be found
on pages 95—98.
House Refuse Collection.
There are 27,600 houses from which house refuse is collected
weekly. The Council have a fleet of nine electric dust vans
engaged for this purpose; about 22,000 tons of refuse (equivalent
to 16 cw.t. per house per annum) have been collected and conveyed
to the destructor. The total cost, including £1,325
capital charges, was ,£10,279, which works out at 9s. 4d.
per ton, or 7s. 5¼d. per house per annum. During the past three
years the cost for Dust Collection has been slowly decreasing.
Dust Bins.
In order to work successfully and economically, houses must
be furnished with portable dust bins for the weekly collection of
refuse. The Council have power under the East Ham Improvement
Act, 1903, to provide that houses are so supplied. 531
Notices were served for this purpose. In cases where Notices
to provide dust bins were not complied with the Council provided
them and recovered the cost from the owners of the premises.
Trade Refuse.
The refuse from tradesmen's premises is collected twice
weekly and the system works: satisfactorily. The conditions are
that the refuse is kept in suitable receptacles and placed in a
convenient position for the collector.
Contagious Diseases of Animals Acts.
No cases of Parasitic Mange or Swine Fever were reported.
Foot and Mouth Disease.
The continuance of Foot and Mouth Disease in various parts
of the country necessitated much time being devoted to issuing
licences and seeing that the provisions of the Orders made by the
Ministry were complied with.
Rat Extermination
The work of exterminating rats has been continued. A professional
catcher engaged by the Council has caught 2,456 rats,
and combined action has resulted in a large number of these detestable
and destructive vermin being destroyed.