Dirty Dustbins and Sloppy Streets

he important one of the manner and place in which it shall be temporarily stored pending the visit of the scaveng

all provide that all drains, water-closets, earth-closets, privies, ashpits, and cesspools wit

ground floor without a sufficient water-closet, earth-closet, or privy, and an ashpit furnished with proper doors and coverings. Any person w

n of ashpit accommodation for houses where such accommodation doe

is upon "New Streets and Buildings," contains the following six lengthy clauses, regulating the position of an ashpit with reference to a dwelling-

hpit at a distance of six feet at the least from a dwelling-house or public building, or any building

e of __ feet from any water supplied for use, or used or likely to be used by[12] man for drinking or domestic purposes, or

sing such ashpit, and of removing the contents thereof, and, so far as may be practicable, in such a manner and in such a position as to admit of the contents of such ashpit being removed therefrom, and from the premise

exceeding in any case six cubic feet, or of such less capacity as may be sufficient to contain all dust, ashes, rubbish, a

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all construct such ashpit of flagging, or of slate, or of good brickwork, at lea

ht of not less than three inches above the surface of the ground adjoining s

position and so constructed and fitted as to admit of the convenient removal of the contents of such ashpit, and to admi

exion with a building shall not cause or suffer any

us to health; this effect is aggravated by persons emptying vegetable refuse and other matters which are wet into the dustbin, as decomposition of these matters is greatly assisted by this addition, and it would be well that all such matters should be burnt on the kitchen or scullery fire along with a large percentage of the ashes which could be sifted and saved from those which too readily find their way into

may[15] be necessary and suitable for Public Institutions, or for large isolated private dwellings, or for schools or any places where excessive quantities of refuse may accumulate, but where this refuse is systematically and properly removed by the o

horoughly cleansed and disinfected when found necessary to do so, a matter very difficult to accomplish with the fixed ashpit. The whole of its contents could be quickly emptied, which is more than can be easily effected with the fixed ashpit, and then only when very special arrangements are made for its drainage. The movable dustbox can, in addition to these advantages, be[16] placed in any part of the premises, and may be cover