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pass down every street in this district, and to call at every house in which is
exhibited a D card which accompanies this notice, on the day named at the back of
the D card.
The refuse which the dustmen are ordered to take away must consist of
domestic house refuse, and all ordinary refuse, such as sweepings from shops. The
Vestry's men will not remove trade refuse from factories, or gardens, unless special
application is made to the Vestry on forms to be obtained from the Superintendent
at the address below.
There will be a settled charge for removal of such trade refuse, and not less
than one quarter of a load will be called for.
Householders are requested to exhibit the D card which accompanies this notice
and to allow the dustmen to remove the refuse regularly, on the day named at the
back of the card, as with a weekly collection the Dustmen will not call at any house
except upon the appointed day.
The Vestry desire to call the serious attention of all householders to the
objectionable practice of depositing vegetable refuse, and other decomposable matter,
in the dust-bins; not only is this very injurious to health but it is exceedingly
expensive to the ratepayers to get it removed.
All burnable refuse, such as potato and turnip peelings, cabbage leaves, pea
shells, &c., should be burnt as fuel, both on economical and sanitary grounds ; and
this can easily be done under a copper or in a close range. At least one half of the
so-called dust in dust-bins, could and ought to be so treated, when it is remembered
that this would effect the saving of some thousands of pounds a year.
The Vestry confidently hope the ratepayers will, in their own interest, cordially
co-operate in effecting such a sanitary improvement and so large a reduction in the
rates.
Any communication or complaint relating to removal of dust or refuse, or
incivility, or negligence on the part of the men, or requests for gratuities should be
addressed to Mr. John Rokinson, Superintendent of Dusting and Scavenging
Department, 287, Kingsland Road, Shoreditch.
Morning collection of Dust and Ashes.
The Vestry desire to draw the attention of the inhabitants of those streets in
which the daily collection is carried out, to the importance of placing their boxes
on the edge of the footway as early as possible in the morning and not later than
8 a.m. in any case, so as to facilitate the removal of house refuse and leave the
streets in a clean and orderly condition before traffic commences.