In one, a market town, there are water closets, so called from being without water. Storage of Refuse and Ashes . Ashpits are conspicuous by their absence. Huge heaps of accumulated refuse are found piled up near the house, sometimes under the windows, or near the well, into which these refuse heaps soak. Where there are ashpits, they are piled up and overflowing.
Privy contents are often mixed up with the refuse or buried in a hole in the refuse heap.
As to the final disposal, in most cases the cottagers have allotments, but differing in distance from but a few yards to as much as two miles from their homes. And we might take this into account by passing a bye lawl to the effect that house refuse must be removed at least once a quarter, and that if the occupier neglected to do this, the Sanitary Authority would do it, and would appropriate it. This amount of pressure is thoroughly legitimate to protect the lives of the children. Health Missioners might teach the value of co operation in sanitary matters. For instance, suppose the hire of a sewage cart is ls.