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96
R E PORT
of the
WORKS COMMITTEE
on
Dusting, Slopping, &C.,
For the Year to March 25th, 1899.
Collection and disposal of House Refuse.—
This year, being the first complete year in which the system of
a weekly house to house collection of dust, &c., was carried out,
we are able to show the cost, and efficiency of the system.
During the year 120 applications were received for the
removal of dust, 104 of which were received during the first 24
weeks, the number during the last 28 weeks being only 16, and
for 20 separate weeks not a single application was sent in.
The number during the previous year was 1,847.
Each house was visited once a week; the Model Dwellings
and public dust bins were emptied twice a week.
10,332 loads of dust and trade refuse were removed.