Dirty Dustbins and Sloppy Streets A Practical Treatise on the Scavenging and Cleansing of Cities and Towns

Having proceeded thus far with my subject, the very important question next arises as to the manner of the disposal of the house refuse after it has been collected by the Local...

Clean well-swept streets not only add materially to the prosperous appearance of a town, but they also have a very marked influence upon its health and upon the morale of its in...

The effective watering of streets and roads in any town during the summer months is an important matter, not only on sanitary grounds, but also from the fact that considerable d...

The unthinking ratepayer frequently exclaims, "Why cannot the authorities order this abominable snow to be immediately carted away?" when the footpath and roadway in front of hi...

A question of the greatest importance to the ratepayers, and one in which they often take the most lively interest, is that of the cost of maintaining the necessary staff for th...

(2.) By the scavengers giving notice of their approach by ringing a bell or by other signal, and requiring the householder to bring out the refuse to the cart, and

The next question that we have to consider, having thus far discussed the subject of "what is house refuse," is the important one of the manner and place in which it shall be te...

Now the first question that presents itself to us is: what is house refuse? and how is it to be defined? for unless this point is satisfactorily settled, great onus and expense...

Amongst the questions which I addressed to the surveyors of the principal towns of England was the following:--"Is the house refuse collected by the Sanitary Authority or by a C...

The next question that presents itself to our notice is that of the form, style, and construction of the cart usually employed in this work of house refuse collection, and wheth...

The word "Scavenging," or "Scavengering," as it is frequently styled, is a very comprehensive term, as it includes that of house scavenging or the removal of house refuse, and a...

In concluding this little book on "Dirty Dustbins and Sloppy Streets," I hope that what has been said may be of some use to my readers, and that they will themselves supply any...

Watering necessary on sanitary grounds as well as to prevent damage from dust--Watering in London--Watering by horse and cart--The points of importance to be considered in conne...

The cost of scavenging--Difficulty in fixing any standard of cost--Physical character of a town and other causes must be taken into consideration--Statistics show very various r...

Three methods by which this is effected--The law on the subject--Statistics on the subject--Lay stall accommodation, objections, and advantages--Dirty habits of the lower classe...

Position of a town with respect to the surrounding district-- Sale of refuse to farmers and others the most ready and economical means of disposal--Site of the refuse depôt--Los...

Prosperous appearance of a town--Danger of inhaling dust--The law on the subject--Who ought to cleanse private courts and alleys?--Statistics with reference to this point--Numbe...

The Public Health Act, 1875, on the subject of ashpits--The model bye-laws and six clauses on the same subject--Position of the dustbin in respect of the adjacent dwelling-house...

Its form and construction--Description of the "tip cart"--Splashing and dust therefrom--Other objections to this form of cart on sanitary and economical grounds--Introduction of...

The density of snow--The amount of snow to be removed in an ordinary street in England--The removal of snow in Milan--The removal of snow in Paris--Suggestions for its removal i...

Definition of house refuse--The law on the subject--Whether trade and garden refuse must be removed by the scavenger--Statistics on this point--Disputes as to what is trade, gar...

Opinions on this subject by surveyors of towns--The dust contractor--A model specification of a contract for removal of house refuse--The system of contracts for such work conde...