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Sanitary Defects, Nuisances and Sanitary Work.—1
append tabular statements of the sanitary work carried out in the
District during the year, and also Table A of the Deaths and Table B
of the Population, Births, and new cases of Infectious Disease coming
to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year.
These tables explain themselves, but by the courtesy of the
Council's Engineer and Surveyor I am enabled to supplement them in
the case of matters referring to the Dust Destructor, Sewers (flushing
and ventilation of), and Gullies with the following details :—
Dust Destructors.—The whole of the twelve cells in the
Council's Refuse Furnaces at the Hornsey Sanitary Depot have been
in operation during the year, the system of collection and disposal of
the house refuse having been continued in the same manner as before,
and the satisfactory way in which this work is carried out is shown by
the fact that for the whole year only 76 complaints of non-removal,
equal to an average of 1½ per week, were received. The applications for
removal numbered 817, or an average of about 6 per week.
The following will show the quantity of refuse collected and
burnt:—
Year 1895. Year 1896.
Loads 7,846 9,451
Tons 10,092 12,106
These 12,106 tons of house refuse have been cremated in the
furnaces without nuisance of any kind.
Sewers.—About 1½ miles of new stoneware pipe sewers have
been laid during the year, the figures being :—
Foul Water Sewers 1,410 Yards.
Surface Water Sewers 1,147 „
Total 2,567 „